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9780742541153

Landscapes in Music Space, Place, and Time in the World's Great Music

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    9780742541153

  • ISBN10:

    0742541150

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-02-09
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

"Using landscape as its unifying concept, this engaging book explores orchestral music that represents real and imagined spaces, natural forces, and humans and wildlife. Spanning continents and centuries, David Knight's work links contrasting forms of music through the unifying themes of time and space."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

David B. Knight has been on the faculties of Macalester College, DePaul University, Carleton University, and the University of Guelph.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Soundscapes, Geography, and Music
1(28)
Time and Space
29(22)
Waterscapes: Toward the ``Sea of Tonality''
51(20)
Specific and Generalized Landscapes
71(28)
Imagined and Mythic Landscapes
99(24)
Searching for Meaning in Landscapes of Extremes
123(24)
Landscapes of Death, Survival, and Remembrance
147(28)
Music in Places
175(32)
Conclusion
207(4)
Appendix: On Soundscapes and the Geography of Music 211(6)
References 217(16)
Index 233(11)
About the Author 244

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