The music of Louis Andriessen /
For much of his career, the internationally known, and still active Dutch composer Louis Andriessen has been understood as an iconoclast who challenged and resisted the musical establishment. This book explores his compositions as a case study for exploring the social and aesthetic implications of n...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
c2006
Cambridge ; New York : ©2006 Cambridge, UK ; New York : [2006] |
| Series: | ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
ACLS Humanities E-Book Music in the twentieth century ; 21 Music in the twentieth century |
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| Summary: | For much of his career, the internationally known, and still active Dutch composer Louis Andriessen has been understood as an iconoclast who challenged and resisted the musical establishment. This book explores his compositions as a case study for exploring the social and aesthetic implications of new music. Everett chronicles the evolution of Andriessen's music over the course of five decades: the formative years in which he experimented with serialism and collage techniques; his political activism in the late 1960s; 'concept' works from the 1970s that provide musical commentary on philosophical writings by Plato, St Augustine and others; theatrical and operatic collaborations with Robert Wilson and Peter Greenaway in the 1980s and 1990s; and recent works that explore contemplative themes on death and madness. Everett's analysis of Andriessen's music draws on theories of parody, narrativity, and intertextuality that have gained currency in musicological discourse in recent years.--Publisher description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) : illustrations 1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) : illustrations, music xvi, 266 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-257) and index |
| ISBN: | 0511347936 0511349785 0511350686 0511482000 1107169364 1139132032 1281085855 6611085858 9780511347931 9780511349782 9780511350689 9780511482007 9781107169364 9781139132039 9781281085856 9786611085858 |
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