Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Steve Larson’s theory of musical forces offers a powerful framework for analyzing music, especially when paired with the concept of agency. This article focuses on a brief passage from Mahler’s “Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgeh’n” to show how an emphasis on agency and musical forces can open up a variety of interpretive possibilities. The article distinguishes between three categories of musical forces, offers a simple interpretive method, and emphasizes the importance of two critical binaries: active vs. passive and push vs. pull.
Source: Music Theory Online
DOI: 10.30535/mto.18.3.2
Author: Matthew L. BaileyShea
Institution: University of Rochester
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1481819882