Muzyka jako komunikat

Abstract

The following article focuses on the issue of music as a non-verbal message in the process of transferring emotional and semantic expression. Theauthor, starting from the issues related to the language of music, reviews the se-lected means of musical expression that have been used by composers over the centuries. Furthermore, she also draws attention to the numerous similarities occurring in the space of communication observed in the language of music and the verbal language. Some reflections presented within the paper are also devoted to the presence of music as a form of message in film, theater and advertisements.