Download or read book Emotion and Meaning in Music written by Leonard B. Meyer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1956 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lays the groundwork for exhaustive study of the basic problem of music theory and aesthetics, the relationship between pattern and meaning, and provides a basis for the meaningful discussion of emotion and meaning in all art.