Theatrical Orchestra

British Music Ensembles Experiment with Performance

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

The Theatrical Orchestra analyses experimental performances by British music ensembles in the twenty-first century. Orchestras are reconceiving how concerts are programmed and presented, how musicians perform, where performance can occur, and the role of the audience in the co-creation of the live event. They are embracing theatricality, thereby realising music more fully as a multi-sensory performance art. This book explains how and why orchestras are thinking theatrically about performance, and uses the work of British music ensembles as exemplars. It analyses performances by Aurora Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Manchester Collective, Multi-Story Orchestra, Paraorchestra, Scottish Ensemble, and Southbank Sinfonia. The book bridges musicology and theatre studies to analyse the theatrical orchestra on the concert stage and beyond, addressing such topics as visuality, storytelling, physical performance, site-engaged performance, and immersive performance.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-04-29
Mått:156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt:724 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526177629

Utforska kategorier

Klassisk musik, konstmusik och orkestermusik inom Kultur
Teater inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Adrian Curtin is Associate Professor in Drama at the University of Exeter

Recensioner i media

'The theatrical orchestra is an excellent guide to an innovative, new body of work that has so far largely escaped scholarly attention: theatrical performances by classical orchestras. Adrian Curtin has deftly woven together interviews with key players, audience reactions, background research and his own critical responses to numerous performances by a variety of mostly British ensembles to craft a highly informed, profoundly perceptive and personal book. His clear and accessible writing style and his illuminating insights make this book a must-read for lovers and students of theatre, music and performance alike.'Björn Heile, Professor of Music (post-1900), University of Glasgow

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Setting the scene1 Staging concerts: The orchestra as a sight to behold (or not)2 The orchestra as storyteller3 The orchestra moves, the orchestra dances4 Relocating the orchestra and playing the space 5 Immersive performance: The audience among the orchestraConclusion: Behind the scenesReferencesIndex