Experimental music and Japanese aesthetics silence, nature, and hollow listening Daryl Jamieson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamieson, Daryl, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury introductions to world philosophies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Avant-garde (Music)--History and criticism.

Avant-garde (Music).

Silence in music.

Music--Japanese influences.

Music.

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Aesthetics, Japanese.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Academic 2026

Summary:

"A rich, interdisciplinary exploration of music through Japanese aesthetics that calls for a new way to think about nature and the role of silence. The art, aesthetics, and philosophies of medieval Japan and its contemporary Kyoto School lie at the centre of this book. Daryl Jamieson applies East Asian aesthetics, rooted in nature and ways of being that are very different from those of late-capitalist subjects, to critique contemporary experimental music from both Japan and the western world. Introducing the unique features of Japanese aesthetics, Jamieson connects it to the North American music tradition that includes John Cage and his deep interest in Zen and Fluxus artists such as Yoko Ono. His original interpretation of sound constructs a new way of being in the world, showing how we can cultivate a more ethical way of hearing which is grounded in our environment. This is a treatise for an aesthetics grounded in Buddhism and a music based on the ethics of respect for the environment. For anyone interested in cross-cultural interpretations of art and reality, it tells us why listening to difficult, challenging and obscure music matters in our present era of crises"-- Bloomsbury Collections

Contents:

Silences and hollowness

The twofold world

Culture and nature

Non-fiction

Soundwalkings

Zenchiku and the promise of non-anthropocentric art

Vessels of present silences

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed July 28, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Jamieson, Daryl Experimental music and Japanese aesthetics

ISBN:

9781350549050

1350549053

9781350549067

1350549061

9781350549074

135054907X

OCLC:

1587901028

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license