We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
What Does the Author Mean? The Example of Clavier-Übung III.
- Authors
GÓRNY, TOMASZ
- Abstract
This article is a critical reflection on selected interpretations of Johann Sebastian Bach's Clavier-Übung III, including the problematic issue of the symbolism of numbers. From those analyses, a theoretical model has been created, inspired by Umberto Eco's writings and consisting of the following levels of interpretation: (1) intentio auctoris--authorial intentions; (2) intentio operis--interpretations that arise from the semiotic code of the piece; (3) intentio lectoris/intentio auditoris--readings that result from the recipient's own perception of the written text (intentio lectoris) or an auditory experience (intentio auditoris); and (4) intentio actoris--meanings that are shaped by decisions made by the performer(s). The model was developed in the course of studying the Clavier-Übung III and provides a framework for describing the process of negotiating the meanings of the collection's constituent pieces. Additionally, it enables a better understanding of the controversial issue of number symbolism within Clavier-Übung III, which--as is argued in the article--is shaped between intentio operis and intentio lectoris. Last but not least, the model presented takes into consideration an often-neglected aspect of construing the meaning in music, namely the part played by the audience and performers.
- Subjects
ECO, Umberto, 1932-2016; CRITICAL thinking; CURRICULUM; DECISION making; SYMBOLISM
- Publication
Bach: Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute, 2022, Vol 53, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
0005-3600
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/bach.2022.0001