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III.1III.1 The Axis of SemioticsThe Axis of Semiotics

III.1.1 III.1.1 (F Sept 26) (F Sept 26) Generalities about Signs and MusicGeneralities about Signs and Music

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Eduard Hanslick: Eduard Hanslick: Vom Musikalisch SchönenVom Musikalisch Schönen (About the Musically Beautiful) (About the Musically Beautiful)

Der Inhalt der Musik sind tDer Inhalt der Musik sind töönend bewegte Formen.nend bewegte Formen.(The content of music are sounding(The content of music are sounding(ly)(ly) moved forms. moved forms.The content of music are forms that are moved in a soundingThe content of music are forms that are moved in a sounding way. way.

... ...forms animated through sound.forms animated through sound.))

Friedrich Nietzsche: Friedrich Nietzsche: Ohne Musik wäre das Leben ein Irrtum.Ohne Musik wäre das Leben ein Irrtum.(Without music life would be a mistake.)(Without music life would be a mistake.)

Arnold Schönberg:Arnold Schönberg: Musik soll nicht schmücken, sie soll wahr sein.Musik soll nicht schmücken, sie soll wahr sein.(Music should not ornament, it should be true.)(Music should not ornament, it should be true.)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Ludwig van Beethoven: Musik ist höhere Offenbarung als alle Weisheit und Musik ist höhere Offenbarung als alle Weisheit und Philosophie.Philosophie.

(Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.)(Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.)

Duke Ellington/Irving Mills:Duke Ellington/Irving Mills: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

Frank Zappa: Frank Zappa: Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paiddeadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.

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„„Firework“Firework“

ExpressionExpression SignificationSignification ContentContent

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sentence: period, antecedent/consequent

classical developmental sentence

phrases

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harmonic analysisharmonic analysis

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tonal modulationtonal modulation G G maj maj E-flatE-flat maj maj

„„score surface“score surface“