Musical Portraits: The Composition of Identity in Contemporary and Experimental Music
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Author Description
Joshua Walden's study of the genre of musical portraiture since 1945 focuses on significant composers of the period, including Pierre Boulez, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, and Gyorgy Ligeti. Grounding his exploration in key works, Walden uncovers contemporary understandings of music's capacity to depict identity, and of intersections between music, literature, theater, film, and the visual arts. Joshua S. Walden. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book investigates the capacity of musical composition to represent and construct human identity within the context of post-1945 experimental and contemporary music. Joshua S. Walden, a scholar of musicology, utilizes a framework that bridges music theory with interdisciplinary studies to analyze how composers translate personal and cultural identity into sonic form.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of musical portraiture works by composers such as Pierre Boulez, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, and Gyorgy Ligeti.
- Exploration of the intersection between music and other media including literature, theater, film, and visual arts.
- Examination of the historical evolution of the portrait genre in Western art music.
Scope Limits
- The study focuses specifically on the period from 1945 to the present.
- The analysis is limited to Western art music traditions and does not cover popular or non-Western musical portraiture.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the study of musical aesthetics and the philosophy of representation. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for scholars and advanced students of musicology.
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Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190653531
ISBN-13:
9780190653538
Art History
Contemporary Music
Musicology
Characters and characteristics
Music theory
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