Analysis of an analysis: Tarasti on Liszt

In his fundamental book, A Theory of Musical Semiotics, Eero Tarasti endeavors to analyze Liszt’s piano workVallée d’Obermann from the point of view of semiotics. In a process of clever musical archaeology, the author revealsthe many layers that color the score of the Hungarian composer. The present...

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Author: Rónai, Laura Tausz
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Per Musi
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/40317
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/permusi/article/view/40317
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Liszt
Tarasti
Musical semiotics
Vallée d’Obermann
Semiologia musical
Semiótica musical
Vallée d'Obermann
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Summary:In his fundamental book, A Theory of Musical Semiotics, Eero Tarasti endeavors to analyze Liszt’s piano workVallée d’Obermann from the point of view of semiotics. In a process of clever musical archaeology, the author revealsthe many layers that color the score of the Hungarian composer. The present article intends to make a few observationsat the margin of this text, trying to detail and comment the analysis by one of the most important Semiotics theoristsin the world.