Music and its Narrative Potential

Edited by Carolien Van Nerom Edited by Ann Peeters Edited by Bart Bouckaert

Book cover: Music and its Narrative Potential

Extent: 333 pages

Publisher: Brill | Fink

Subjects: Music & Performing Arts

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(May 2024)

ISBN: 9783770567720

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $103.00

In stock

“Music and its Narrative Potential” is a book about musical stories. It is a collection of thoughts on how music evokes narratives through its medium-specific strategies. This book is a multifaceted consideration of narratives expressed through music. There are several threads and themes that flow and recur through its different chapters, the most prevailing of which are contemporary music, interdisciplinary approaches, contemporary narratology, and intermediality.


“Music and its Narrative Potential” is a book about musical stories. It is a collection of thoughts on how music evokes narratives through its medium-specific strategies. This book is a multi-faceted consideration of narratives expressed through music. There are several threads and themes that flow and recur through its different chapters, the most prevailing of which are contemporary music, interdisciplinary approaches, contemporary narratology, and intermediality.

  • Edited by Carolien Van Nerom
  • Edited by Ann Peeters
  • Edited by Bart Bouckaert