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If we consider "analysis" to be a more or less detailed discussion of a particular piece [Lasso] that connects its details to a general notion of music or musical action [rhetoric], sure. The more I think about this, the more it seems to me that analysis means little more than making a connection between musical details and a broader essential conception.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Michael Morse</div><div>Trent University</div><div>Peterborough, Oshawa</div><div><br></div></div><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Is that an analysis in any modern (or less modern) sense of the
word? I really doubt so. Certainly, Burmeister's concern with the
rhetorical organization of a musical composition is a landmark in
the history of music theory and analysis; but was his an
"analysis"?</span><font face="Calibri"><br></font><br></div><style><!--
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