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Explore the deep musical layers of Shostakovich through a fresh academic lens. While much existing literature focuses on his biography, this Routledge publication shifts the focus toward musical irony. It provides new methodologies for semiotic analysis, allowing for an examination of ironical messages within the music itself, independent of political or biographical bias. This interdisciplinary work connects musical devices to the artistic principles of satire, parody, and the grotesque. By comparing musical elements with literary analysis, the book offers a unique way to understand musical incongruities. It is an essential resource for scholars and music theorists looking for a rigorous, non-biographical approach to Shostakovich's compositions.

Key Features

This Routledge book focuses on musical irony rather than traditional biographical studies of Shostakovich.

The text introduces new methodologies for the semiotic analysis of music to study ironical messages.

An interdisciplinary approach compares musical devices with the principles of satire, parody, and the grotesque.

The research examines musical incongruities independently of political and biographical bias.

This work provides a deep theoretical framework for understanding the artistic principles found in Shostakovich's music.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
29 December 2000
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05 February 2007

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