The Gould Variations: Technology, Philosophy and Criticism in Glenn Gould's Musical Thought and Practice

ISBN-13: 9783631622797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 277 str.

Juha Markus Mantere

Opis

This book focuses on three aspects in Glenn Gould s (1932-1982) musical thought and practice: Gould s embrace of music technology, his notions of the ontology of music and musical interpretation, and the place of his thought in Canadian intellectual history. Focusing not only on Gould s writings on music technology but also on those of Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) and Jean Le Moyne (1913-1996), this book provides a fresh perspective on Gould s thinking, which was embedded in and keenly alert to the intellectual world outside music. The book also touches on Gould s public reception, his national iconicity, in Canadian literature and Hollywood movies. Gould s stardom is discussed as a phenomenon more commonly associated with contemporary popular culture."

Spis treści

Contents: Glenn Gould - Recording Technology - Criticism - Philosophy - Aesthetics - Reception - Ethics - High Fidelity - Piano Performance - History.

O autorze

Juha Markus Mantere is a research fellow at Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (Finland). He is currently working on a scholarly book on the intellectual history of Finnish musicology.