In Quest of Spirit

Thoughts on Music

Jonathan Harvey (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

118 Seiten

1999
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-21392-0 (ISBN)

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The interests of British composer Jonathan Harvey embrace Christianity, Buddhism, Eastern and Western philosophy, aesthetics, science and mysticism. All affect his musical thinking and are part of this book which is accompanied by a compact disc featuring works discussed by the author.

The interests of the British composer Jonathan Harvey are wide and varied, embracing Christianity, Buddhism, eastern and western philosophy, aesthetics, science, and mysticism. All affect his musical thinking and are a part of this text, which is accompanied by a compact disc featuring works discussed by the author. Harvey explores aspects of music that he connects with spirituality: self-identity, ambiguity, unity, stasis, and silence. In the course of his explorations he offers corroborating statements about music and spirituality from sources ranging from Nietzsche to Oliver Sacks. The book and CD include samples of his own music as well as of compositions by Mozart, Scriabin, Stockhausen, and others that help to illustrate the profoundness of what Harvey deems "the good listening experience".

Jonathan Harvey is known especially for his electronic music. He resides in Sussex, England, and teaches part of the year at Stanford University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.6.1999
Reihe/Serie	Ernest Bloch Lectures ; 11
Zusatzinfo	34 music examples, compact disc included with book
Verlagsort	Berkerley
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-520-21392-0 / 0520213920
ISBN-13	978-0-520-21392-0 / 9780520213920
Zustand	Neuware