Applied Music as Artwork: Contributions to the Hermeneutic Interpretation of Applied Music in the Performing Arts Cover Image

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Applied Music as Artwork: Contributions to the Hermeneutic Interpretation of Applied Music in the Performing Arts

Author(s): Csaba Boros
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Korunk Baráti Társaság
Keywords: applied music; theatre

Summary/Abstract: Is it possible to interpret a previously performed musical piece? If so, what methods are required? Is applied music art? And if so, how does it organize itself along its stages? Despite the scarcity of knowledgeable writings on the enigmatic genre of applied music within the realm of performing arts, it can nonetheless become the subject of hermeneutic exploration across numerous horizons of interpretation, encompassing both form and content. While not the sole phenomenon of its kind, applied music is undeniably unique, and its hermeneutic interpretation can yield a significant amount of socio-cultural, aesthetic, and historiographical insight through comprehensive analysis of historical performances. Its formal structuring operates with a distinctive dramaturgy. Moreover, applied musical pieces serve as miniature allegories adorned with various valid artworks in every aspect. Lastly, these audible phenomena can serve as interdisciplinary conduits between music and theatre studies, shaping the affective perception and atmosphere of the performing arts while constituting an unexplored realm within scholarly discourse.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 31-43
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Hungarian
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