The Quilting Points of Musical Modernism: Revolution, Reaction, and William Walton

ISBN-13: 9781108746830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 299 str.

J. P. E. Harper-Scott

Opis

J. P. E. Harper-Scott's book proposes a new theory of musical modernism, bringing contemporary philosophy into contact with music theory and interpretation. It explores the capacity for music to challenge cultural and political ideas and provides a critique of modern music histories.

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing: 1. Modernism as we know it, ideology, and the quilting point; Part II. Relationship Problems: 2. Modernism, love, and truth; 3. The love of Troilus and Cressida; Part III. The Revolutionary Kernel of Reactionary Music: 4. Communist modernism; 5. A new community; Afterword: what to do?