- Gebundene Ausgabe: 342 Seiten
- Verlag: Mcpherson & Co (September 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0929701631
- ISBN-13: 978-0929701639
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,1 x 18,7 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 807.455 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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An American composer and intellectual active in avant-garde music circles from the early 20th century until his death in 1965, Cowell was a pioneer of experimental music and influenced composers like John Cage. Today, his works are not widely played or praised, but music students still read his classic guide to contemporary music, New Musical Resources. Cowell felt that no limits should be placed on the composer, and he incorporated strange piano manipulations and elements of world music into his selections. The late Higgins, an artist, publisher, and composer who studied with Cowell at New York City's New School, collected these 46 essays by Cowell. Included are 18 studies of fellow musicians and composers, from Charles Ives to B?la Bart?k; a section on world music; and essays on musical craft, theory, and history. For the most part, his writing is accessible and perceptive, and even those without extensive knowledge of 20th-century music will find these pieces engaging. Recommended for music and large public libraries. Bill Walker, Stockton-San Joaquin Cty. P.L., CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Henry Cowell (1897-1965) was perhaps the first genuine World Music composer, incorporating themes and modalities of other ethnic traditions into his own unique and influential repertoire. Of even greater importance, he was almost certainly the first World Music critic, devoting much of his professional life to investigating musical traditions around the globe and educating new generations of composers and audiences. Through his journal, New Music Quarterly, his concert promotions, and his popular WBAI (New York) radio broadcasts, he explored the possibilities of music, from the groundbreaking works of Charles Ives, Carl Ruggles, and Edgar Var?se, to the original blues of Leadbelly, to the Indonesian gamelan and beyond. A revolutionary thinker, his influence was intense and immediate. Among his students may be counted an impressive group of influential mid-20th century composers-including John Cage, Lou Harrison, Burt Bacharach, and even George Gershwin-all of whom in one way or another helped to carry on the movement established by Cowell.In his preface, Kyle Gann notes that Cowell's criticism is "more relevant today than it has ever been before," but also notes that "there has been remarkably little attempt so far to assess Cowell as a writer and theorist." This volume of selected writings by Henry Cowell-the first ever to be published- offers insight into the theories of this musical thinker. It includes portions of his legendary unpublished book, The Nature of Melody, as well as essays on Stravinsky, Thomson, Partch, Antheil, Bart?k, Var?se, Cage, Charles Seeger; articles a variety of folk musical traditions, music for dance and film, the use of music as propaganda; a discussion about creative notation; and a study of the nature of noise. Following Professor Gann's preface there is an introductory essay by the editor, the late Dick Higgins, which offers context and background information.
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