Collected essays on modern and classical music / George Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, George, 1943-2011.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--History and criticism.

Music.

Physical Description:

xi, 175 pages : music ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2008.

Summary:

This collection of published and unpublished essays from the 1990s ranges from analyses of classical music to witty arguments about the merits and demerits of modernism and postmodernism to philosophical considerations of time, tempo, and performance. Rather than taking a technical approach accessible only to composers and musicologists, George Edwards addresses a wide audience of musically cultivated readers. His essays include philosophical and critical thoughts on music, as well as broader discussions of Marxism, psychoanalytic theory, and semiotics. Some of the essays were first published in literary journals, and all approach their subjects through an array of cultural references supported by precise musical insight.

Collected Essays on Modern and Classical Music is composed of three sections: essays on modern music, essays on postmodern musicology and literary theory, and analytical studies of Haydn and Schubert. Whether dissecting critical assumptions, discussing performance practices, or explicating the process of musical composition, Edwards's lively writing is never less than exciting.

Contents:

Modern music: currents, influences, performance, audience, prospects

Postmodern musicology and literary theory

Haydn and Schubert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810862036

0810862034

OCLC:

227205701