Music and the Myth of Wholeness: Toward a New Aesthetic Paradigm (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01DB40LLY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 189 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Tim Hodgkinson is a composer, musician, and writer. In 1968, he cofounded (with Fred Frith) the politically and musically radical group Henry Cow. His compositions have been performed at concerts and festivals around the world.
The normal mode of agency is suspended, and the subjectivity inscribed in the music comes toward us as a formative "other" to engage with. Drawing on his experiences as a musician, composer, and anthropologist, Hodgkinson shows how when we listen to music a new subjectivity comes to life in ourselves. To examine this in practice, Hodgkinson looks at the work of three composers who have each claimed to stimulate a new way of listening: Pierre Schaeffer, John Cage, and Helmut Lachenmann.. It is only when we acknowledge the clash of body and language within human identity that we can understand how art brings forth the special form of subjectivity potentially present in aesthetic experiences.As a young musician, Hodgkinson realized that music was, in some mysterious way, "of itself" -- not isolated from life, but not entirely continuous with it, either. In this book, Tim Hodgkinson proposes a theory of aesthetics and music grounded in the boundary bet
"Five Stars" according to Timothy Mcdonough. Outstanding and thought provoking!!!
Whether or not one agrees with all of his premises, it is difficult to imagine anyone better equipped to undertake this ambitious task. An important and impressive contribution. A truly mind-expanding read. (Ed Sarath, Professor of Music, University of Michigan; author of Improvisation, Creativity, and Consciousness: Jazz as Integral Template for Music, Education, and Society) . (Gerard J. A boundary-spanning exploration of music that culminates in a profound glimpse into a unique human quality -- the imaginative and aesthetic experience -- with the added pleasure of traveling through Hodgkinson's own creative process, which stands as an exemplar of Janusian thinking. Drawing on direct experience as improvising musician and a wide range of theoretical sources, he moves fluidly between disparate worlds as h