| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Series |
Music in the twentieth century ; 21
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Music in the twentieth century ; 21.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index. |
| Summary |
For much of his career, the internationally known, and still active Dutch composer Louis Andriessen has been understood as an iconoclast who challenged and resisted the musical establishment. This book explores his compositions as a case study for exploring the social and aesthetic implications of new music. Everett chronicles the evolution of Andriessen's music over the course of five decades: the formative years in which he experimented with serialism and collage techniques; his political activism in the late 1960s; 'concept' works from the 1970s that provide musical commentary on philosophical writings by Plato, St Augustine and others; theatrical and operatic collaborations with Robert Wilson and Peter Greenaway in the 1980s and 1990s; and recent works that explore contemplative themes on death and madness. Everett's analysis of Andriessen's music draws on theories of parody, narrativity, and intertextuality that have gained currency in musicological discourse in recent years.--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
1. Dutch music in the twentieth century -- 2. Formative years -- 3. Politics and "concept" works -- 4. Toward the metaphysical in art (1981-88) -- 5. Ramifications -- 6. Operatic collaboration with Peter Greenaway -- 7. Contemplative works -- 8. Epilogue. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Andriessen, Louis, 1939-2021 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Andriessen, Louis, 1939-2021. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Everett, Yayoi Uno. Music of Louis Andriessen. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 9780521864237 (DLC) 2007562028 (OCoLC)70399638 |
| ISBN |
9780511482007 (electronic book) |
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0511482000 (electronic book) |
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0511349785 (electronic book) |
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9780511349782 (electronic book) |
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0521864232 (hardback) |
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9780521864237 (hardback) |
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0511348886 |
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9780511348884 |
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