Music and culture in the age of mechanical reproduction / Bhesham R. Sharma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharma, Bhesham R., 1961-

Series:

New studies in aesthetics ; vol. 31.

New studies in aesthetics ; vol. 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969. Philosophie der neuen Musik.

Adorno, Theodor W.

Music--20th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Music--20th century--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Physical Description:

xii, 215 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2000]

Contents:

Chapter 2 Adorno's Discursive Style 7

Part 1 Adorno's Homage to Benjamin 8

A. Adorno and the Rhetorical Styles of Hegel and Lukacs 13

B. The Influence of Nietzsche and Kraus on Adorno 15

C. Psychoanalytic Discourse 20

D. Adorno's Expressionistic Style 22

Part 3 Jewish Self-Identification 24

Part 4 Stylistic Evaluation 28

Chapter 3 Introduction to the Socio-Cultural Concepts in the Philosophy of Modern Music 31

A. Western Hegelian Marxism 32

B. Social Psychology 44

Part 2 Nietzsche, Wagner, and the Overman 54

Part 3 Culture and the German Jewish Polemic 57

Chapter 4 Stravinsky and Restoration 61

A. Conservative Culture Contextualized 62

B. Outsiders in Europe 63

C. Petrouchka: A Ballet about Outsiders 65

D. Adorno's Depiction of Petrouchka Qualified 69

E. Stravinsky's Ties to Fascism 70

F. Parallels between Petrouchka and The Rite of Spring 72

G. Modern Primitivism in The Rite of Spring 73

H. Social Pathologies in The Rite of Spring 76

I. L'Histoire Du Soldat 79

A. Adorno's Early Critique of Neoclassical Music 81

B. Stravinsky's Neoclassical Compositions 86

C. Criticisms of Stravinsky's Neoclassical Works 89

Part 3 Socio-Cultural Debates 91

Part 4 Adorno's Exile in America 98

Chapter 5 Schoenberg and Progress 103

A. Schoenberg's Early Theatrical Works Contextualized 104

B. Schoenberg: Insider as Outsider 105

A. Erwartung's Plot 106

B. Adorno's Evaluation 106

A. Die Gluckliche Hand's Plot 109

B. Musical Evaluation 110

A. Serial Compositions Contextualized 112

B. Dodecaphonic Works 113

C. Schoenberg and Stravinsky 116

A. Socio-Cultural Issues and Debates 119

B. Schoenberg and Reconciliation 123

C. Adorno's Utopia 125

Chapter 6 Kitsch and Avant-Garde Music-Making 127

A. Kitsch Music-Making 128

B. Adorno's Exaggerations 136

A. Avant-Garde Music-Making 137

B. Adorno's Flaschenpost 139

C. Adorno's Theories on Late Capitalist Society 145

Part 3 The Possibility of Meaningful Art and Criticism in Contemporary Society 148

Chapter 7 Critics of Adorno's Musicology 151

A. Musicologists on Adorno's Musicology 151

B. Critical Theorists on Adorno's Musicology 154

A. The Rational Versus the Irrational 155

B. Old Adorno and the New Musicology 159

B. Fluid Terms and Concepts 162

Part 2 Significance of this Study 164.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index.

ISBN:

0820445169

OCLC:

41090884