1. This book draws on theories of musical gesture and emotion to develop the first comprehensive theory of virtual musical agency in Western art music. It uses examples from tonal music of well-known Western composers.
2. The work of a mature scholar, this book represents the culmination of a scholarly career studying the theory of agency in music and compliments the other two books by Robert Hatten published by IUP.
3. The author is internationally known as a leading scholar in the field of music theory and also serves as the well-respected and very active editor for our Musical Meaning and Interpretation series.
