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14 produkter
The Science of Music
Inbunden, 1997
1426 kr
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Apart from providing an outlet for human emotions, does music have a use? Is a Mozart symphony intelligent, and is music a language? If so, what does it say and how does it say it? In this perceptive and revolutionary sequel to The Concept of Music, Robin Maconie teases out the musical science …
Stockhausen on Music
Lectures & Interviews with Karlheinz Stockhausen
Av Karlheinz Stockhausen, Robin Maconie
Häftad, 2000
221 kr
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The modern German composer discusses his childhood, his musical development, electronic music, chance, music theater, and music education
Musicologia
Musical Knowledge from Plato to John Cage
Inbunden, 2010
1168 kr
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In Musicologia—meaning "musical reasoning" as distinct from a mere love of music—author and composer Robin Maconie takes aim against the fashionable misconception that music is empty of meaning, or "auditory cheesecake." Fresh and penetrating insights draw attention to the influence of musical …
Avant Garde
An American Odyssey from Gertrude Stein to Pierre Boulez
Inbunden, 2012
1415 kr
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Gertrude Stein and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead were unlikely friends who spent most of their mature lives in exile: Stein in France and Whitehead in the United States. Their friendship was based on a mutual admiration for the philosophical pragmatism of William James and skepticism toward …
Avant Garde
An American Odyssey from Gertrude Stein to Pierre Boulez
E-bok, 2012
1559 kr
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Gertrude Stein and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead were unlikely friends who spent most of their mature lives in exile: Stein in France and Whitehead in the United States. Their friendship was based on a mutual admiration for the philosophical pragmatism of William James and skepticism toward …
Experiencing Stravinsky
A Listener's Companion
Inbunden, 2013
805 kr
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Hear the name “Igor Stravinsky” and the first thing that comes to mind is a composer of ponderous, “serious” music. But did you know that Stravinsky lived much of his life in Hollywood? That he collaborated on musical projects with Pablo Picasso and George Balanchine? That his work subtly espoused …
Experiencing Stravinsky
A Listener's Companion
E-bok, 2013
883 kr
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Hear the name “Igor Stravinsky” and the first thing that comes to mind is a composer of ponderous, “serious” music. But did you know that Stravinsky lived much of his life in Hollywood? That he collaborated on musical projects with Pablo Picasso and George Balanchine? That his work subtly espoused …
Understanding Stockhausen
E-bok, 2022
303 kr
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This collection of essays addresses technical developments in telecommunications and sound recording that have guided the direction of musical aesthetics in the post-1950 era. Such information is readily available online but may appear counterintuitive to many who find its priorities difficult to …
Understanding Stockhausen
E-bok, 2022
303 kr
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This collection of essays addresses technical developments in telecommunications and sound recording that have guided the direction of musical aesthetics in the post-1950 era. Such information is readily available online but may appear counterintuitive to many who find its priorities difficult to …
Understanding Stockhausen
Häftad, 2022
317 kr
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This collection of essays addresses technical developments in telecommunications and sound recording that have guided the direction of musical aesthetics in the post-1950 era. Such information is readily available online but may appear counterintuitive to many who find its priorities difficult to …
Other Planets
The Complete Works of Karlheinz Stockhausen 1950–2007
Häftad, 2016
877 kr
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German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen was arguably the most influential figure of the European postwar avant-garde and unquestionably the most elusive and enigmatic musical thinker of a generation that includes Pierre Boulez, John Cage, and Luciano Berio. His radically new electronic and …
Musicologia
Musical Knowledge from Plato to John Cage
E-bok, 2010
1247 kr
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In Musicologia—meaning "musical reasoning" as distinct from a mere love of music—author and composer Robin Maconie takes aim against the fashionable misconception that music is empty of meaning, or "auditory cheesecake." Fresh and penetrating insights draw attention to the influence of musical …
Way of Music
Aural Training for the Internet Generation
E-bok, 2006
748 kr
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Here at last is a listener''s guide to the hidden meanings of western classical music, expressed in accessible, jargon-free language and drawing on universal listening experiences and skills. The Way of Music is six booklets in one volume; it is a study guide in attention training, listening …
Second Sense
Language, Music, and Hearing
E-bok, 2002
875 kr
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In a visual culture, hearing is the second sense, and music is the art of hearing. Kandinsky believed that music transcended painting and visual representation because it had the power to act directly and invisibly on the human spirit. Because it is the only art to deal unequivocally with the real …
