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Music and Multimedia: Theory and History

Music and Multimedia: Theory and History Music Analysis, 22/iii (2003) 341 ß Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2003. Published by Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK 342 Fig. 1 ANNETTE DAVISON From Nicholas Cook, Analysing Musical Multimedia and `complementation' (with the relationship between media lying some way between the former extremes). Cook's ultimate goal is to approach the object of analysis free from `unconscious a priori assumptions', and he aims to achieve this by comparing `naturalistic' interpretations with those supposedly made against the grain (p. 133). He suggests that the analytical process should begin with a naturalistic approach to the Instance of Musical Multimedia (hereafter IMM) in toto, to be followed by a systematic consideration of each individual medium in turn, and subsequently each in relation to the other. This process of systematisation is then broken down further. When considering the relationship between a pair of media, one should first invert any apparent prioritisation of one medium over another. A persuasive account of the relationship between music and words in Schumann's `Wenn ich in deiner Augen seh' from Dichterliebe is offered to demonstrate the benefits of this approach, here prioritising the music over the words. In general, Cook argues, the analyst should be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Music Analysis Wiley

Music and Multimedia: Theory and History

Music Analysis , Volume 22 (3) – Oct 1, 2003

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Copyright © 2003 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0262-5245
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1468-2249
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10.1111/j.0262-5245.2003.00189.x
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Music Analysis, 22/iii (2003) 341 ß Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2003. Published by Blackwell Publishing, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK 342 Fig. 1 ANNETTE DAVISON From Nicholas Cook, Analysing Musical Multimedia and `complementation' (with the relationship between media lying some way between the former extremes). Cook's ultimate goal is to approach the object of analysis free from `unconscious a priori assumptions', and he aims to achieve this by comparing `naturalistic' interpretations with those supposedly made against the grain (p. 133). He suggests that the analytical process should begin with a naturalistic approach to the Instance of Musical Multimedia (hereafter IMM) in toto, to be followed by a systematic consideration of each individual medium in turn, and subsequently each in relation to the other. This process of systematisation is then broken down further. When considering the relationship between a pair of media, one should first invert any apparent prioritisation of one medium over another. A persuasive account of the relationship between music and words in Schumann's `Wenn ich in deiner Augen seh' from Dichterliebe is offered to demonstrate the benefits of this approach, here prioritising the music over the words. In general, Cook argues, the analyst should be

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