Matter of North

Essays on Glenn Gould and The Idea of North

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Documents and illuminates Glenn Gould's groundbreaking radio composition, The Idea of North.Matter of North collects essays and source material related to Glenn Gould's landmark 1967 radio documentary The Idea of North. The most famous product (other than his studio piano recordings) of Gould's 1964 decision to abandon the concert stage for the recording studio, it combines Gould's interests in the contrapuntal (by the simultaneous layering of speaking voices) with philosophy and a life-long fascination with the Canadian Arctic. Because the documentary is a multivalent work, the contributors approach the documentary from unique perspectives (sociological, philosophical, music-theoretical, ethnomusicological), each illuminating a salient aspect of the work. The source-material section includes for the first time the complete interview responses by Gould's five participants, along with other important documentation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:635 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9798855803136

Utforska kategorier

Musikhistoria inom Kultur
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Radio / podcasts inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Brent Wetters is Adjunct Professor of Music at Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Providence College. Anthony Cushing is an independent researcher based in Toronto, Canada.

Recensioner i media

"An inspiring and wonderfully rich and interdisciplinary volume exploring deeply and broadly an iconic work by a legendary artist and thinker of the twentieth century: Glenn Gould." — Sabine Feisst, author of Schoenberg's New World: The American Years

Innehållsförteckning

ForewordEthan KleinbergAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAnthony Cushing and Brent WettersEssays1. A Conflicted Soundscape: Glenn Gould's Idea of NorthLucille Mok2. Glenn Gould and the Non-Imagined NorthJeffrey van den Scott3. Rails of ProtestChristopher DeLaurenti4. "That Incredible Tapestry": Revisiting Pilgrimage to Solitude, The Idea of North, and the Landscapes of Glenn GouldMark Laurie5. When a Fugue Isn't a Fugue: Glenn Gould's Musical Semiotics of Contrapuntal Radio and The Idea of NorthAnthony Cushing6. North, History, and the Shadow of Hanslick: Glenn Gould's Ideal of Musical North and Northern ListeningMarkus Mantere7. The Genius Is in the Genesis: Demythologizing the Idea of Gould as Creative OutsiderAnthony Cushing and Brent Wetters8. De-Northing North: Thematic Continuity in Glenn Gould's Solitude TrilogyPaul Sanden9. Monstrous NorthBrent WettersAppendix1. Letter from Jim Lotz Accepting Gould's Interview Request (7 September 1967)2. Gould's Interview Questions for Jim Lotz3. Introduction to Transcripts4. Jim Lotz Interview Transcript5. Walter "Wally" Maclean Interview Transcript6. Frank Vallee Interview Transcript7. Robert Phillips Interview Transcript8. Marianne Schroeder Interview Transcript9. Gould's Preliminary Sketch of Form10. Janet Somerville's CBC Publicity Memo (15 November 1967)11. Scene-by-Scene Analysis12. "Eskimo at the Piano" ["Eskimo am Flugel"]13. Anthony Cushing in Conversation with Marianne SchroederBibliographyList of ContributorsIndex