基本説明
Argues that to better understand the musical structures and expressive meanings of this dance music, one must be aware of the social contexts and bodily rhythms of the social dances upon which it is based.
Full Description
Much music was written for the two most important dances of the 18th and 19th centuries, the minuet and the waltz. In Decorum of the Minuet, Delirium of the Waltz, Eric McKee argues that to better understand the musical structures and expressive meanings of this dance music, one must be aware of the social contexts and bodily rhythms of the social dances upon which it is based. McKee approaches dance music as a component of a multimedia art form that involves the interaction of physical motion, music, architecture, and dress. Moreover, the activity of attending a ball involves a dynamic network of modalities—sight, sound, bodily awareness, touch, and smell, which can be experienced from the perspectives of a dancer, a spectator, or a musician. McKee considers dance music within a larger system of signifiers and points-of-view that opens new avenues of interpretation.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Influences of the Early Eighteenth-Century Ballroom Minuet on the Minuets from J. S. Bach's French Suites, BWV 812-817
2. Mozart in the Ballroom: Minuet-Trio Contrast and the Aristocracy in Self-Portrait
3. The Musical Visions of Joseph Lanner and Johann Strauss Sr.
4. Dance and the Music of Chopin: Historical Background
5. The Musical Visions of Chopin
6. Chopin's Approach to Waltz Form
Notes
Bibliography
Index
