"The Mind is Listening": Listening for Meaning in Steve Reich's 'The Desert Music'

This thesis examines _The Desert Music_ by Steve Reich in the context of the composer's artistic perspective and advocates studying the subjective listening experience as a tool for musical analysis. Challenging conventional approaches in musicology and music theory, this work examines how a s...

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Main Author: Fisher, Sarah Lynn
Other Authors: Sturman, Janet L.
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193300