The spectral piano : from Liszt, Scriabin, and Debussy to the digital age / Marilyn Nonken ; with a contributory chapter by Hugues Dufourt.
| Author/creator |
Nonken, Marilyn |
| Other author/creator | Dufourt, Hugues contributor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First paperback edition. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2014 |
| Description | xvi, 192 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Music since 1900 Music since 1900. ^A1041670 |
| Contents | An intimate history -- Itinerary -- Protospectralists at the piano -- The first generation -- The spectral effect -- Spectral music and its pianistic expression / Hugues Dufourt ; translated from the French by Joshua Cody. |
| Abstract | The most influential compositional movement of the past fifty years, spectralism was informed by digital technology but also extended the aesthetics of pianist-composers such as Franz Liszt, Alexander Scriabin, and Claude Debussy. Students of Olivier Messiaen such as Tristan Murail and Gérard Grisey sought to create a cooperative committed to exploring the evolution of timbre in time as a basis for the musical experience. This book shows how the spectral attitude was influenced by developments in technology but extended the aesthetic concerns of Liszt, Scriabin, and Debussy. The author explores shared fascinations with the musical experience, which united spectralists with their Romantic and early modern predecessors. Examining Murail's "Territioires de l'oubli," Jonathan Harvey's "Tombeau de Messiaen," Joshua Fineberg's "Veils," and Edmund Campion's "A Complete Wealth of Time," she reveals how spectral concerns relate not only to the past but also to contemporary developments in philosophical aesthetics. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 169-170), bibliographical references (pages 171-182) and index. |
| ISBN | 131661641X |
| ISBN | 9781316616413 (paperback) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML707 .N66 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |