After sound : toward a critical music

Author

• Barrett, G Douglas

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

9781501308123

Series

Subject(s)

• ART AND MUSIC
• MUSIC-SOCIAL ASPECTS
• SILENCE IN ART
• SOUND IN ART

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 214-230 . Index: p. 231-243

Abstract

"After Sound examines contemporary art practices that re-conceive music beyond the limitation of sound. Coining the term "critical music," it examines a diverse collection of art projects which intervene into specific political and philosophical conflicts by exploring music's unique historical forms"--

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

iii, 243 p.

Dimension

23m.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Introduction. Music after sound --
Silence and collectivity. The limits of performing Cage : Ultra-red's SILENT LISTEN ; The silent network : the music of Wandelweiser --
Language and authority. "IDEAS MATTER" : Žižek sings Pussy Riot ; Music to the letter : noise, language, and the Letter from Schoenberg --
Speculation and sense. The debt of philosophy : music, speculation, and the Sound of debt ; The metaphoricity of sense : Hong-Kai Wang's Music while we work- with Lindsey Lodhie --
Conclusion. Music after art.

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