The 'Subject Supposed to Expect': Expectation, Detection and the Enjoyment of Music Analysis.
When talking about music, particularly classical music, we frequently describe musical events in terms of expectation and fulfilment. I begin by exploring how this expectation is described and located in music theory. To do this I look at twentieth century writers such as Eugene Narmour and Leonard...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Žižek Studies Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 75 - 95 |
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International Journal of Zizek Studies
2017
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