Musical Work Analysis is a holistic approach to the cognitive theory of the musical work. The book develops some of Roman Ingarden s concepts on the epistemology of an actually existing work of music. The author outlines an epistemological theory of the musical work by discussing the role of musical analysis in modern musicology, defining sources and objects of epistemological activity, formulating a systematization of analytical terms, issues and methods, both normative and descriptive, and addressing the relation between analysis and interpretation of a musical work. The book was...

The studies collected in this book fall into four chief thematic areas of research on Fryderyk Chopin s life, stylistic changes, creative output, and musical reception. The first one is devoted to the origins of the composer s artistic formation in the context of his connections with the Main School of Music at the Royal University of Warsaw. The second thematic area is tied to the problem of Chopin s musical language and transformation of his individual style. The third group of studies concentrates on issues in Chopin s musical aesthetics, while the fourth and final one is devoted to the...