Musical Elaborations

by EdwardW.Said (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1991

  $18.32

  This study analyzes music, moving from the personal response of the listener to the cultural and public ramifications of its performance and historical setting. Covering subjects as diverse as the eccentric genius, Glenn Gould, the influence on Wagner's music of his politics, and the formative influence that music had on Proust in Rememborance of Things Past . The essays contained in this book originated as a series of lectures in cultural theory.

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $24.04

  Filling a significant gap in contemporary cultural studies, Musical Elaborations examines the intersection of the public and private meaning of music. Incorporating the music criticism of Adorno, musical ideas from literary works by Proust, and criticism by Benjamin and de Man into his work, noted critic Edward W. Said discusses performers such as Glenn Gould, Arturo Toscanini, and Alfred Brendel and such composers as Beethoven, Wagner, and Strauss.