Abstract
This article argues that music offers experiences of change that are at odds with our common understanding of time. Specifically, I question the widespread belief that onward motion is a condition of musical temporality. I approach this issue through metaphor theory, which tends to argue for the necessity of metaphorical experiences of time and music in terms of motion. I argue that music’s changing sound evokes a variety of bodily metaphors; motion is not ever-present, but intermingles with metaphors of heat, light, weight, tension and so on. Works by Ligeti, Carter, Kurtág and Saariaho are discussed as case studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 297-318 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of the Royal Musical Association |
Volume | 128 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |