Shenton, Andrew: Olivier Messiaen's System of Signs (Ashgate Books) Hardback

Contents

Contents: Introduction; Messiaen's theology; Communicating through music; Adding a communicable language; Linguistic analysis of the 'langage communicable'; Issues of cognition of Messiaen's 'langage' and signs;The semiotic system in context; Meaning and mentalese; Select discography; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.