a| 9780521862424

a| eng

a| Campbell, Edward d| -1958 4| aut 9| 16332

a| Boulez, Music and Philosophy

a| Cambridge a| New York b| Cambridge University c| 2010

a| 281 pages

a| printed

a| Music in the twentieth century v| 20

a| While acknowledging that Pierre Boulez is not a philosopher, and that he is wary of the potential misuse of philosophy with regard to music, this study investigates a series of philosophically charged terms and concepts which he uses in discussion of his music. Campbell examines significant encounters which link Boulez to the work of a number of important philosophers and thinkers, including Adorno, Lévi-Strauss, Eco and Deleuze. Relating Boulez's music and ideas to broader currents of thought, the book illuminates a number of affinities linking music and philosophy, and also literature and visual art. These connections facilitate enhanced understanding of post-war modernist music and Boulez's distinctive approach to composition. Drawing on a wide range of previously unpublished documentary sources and providing musical analysis of a number of key scores, the book traces the changing musical, philosophical and intellectual currents which inform Boulez's work.Maps out Boulez's engagement with a range of philosophical ideas allowing readers to trace the changing musical, philosophical and intellectual currents of thought which inform Boulez's workDraws on a wide range of French and German language sources, including Boulez's previously unpublished correspondence with a number of significant figuresConnects Boulez's music and ideas to broader currents of thought, enhancing understanding of post-war modernist music and Boulez's distinctive approach to composition

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