In quest of spirit
Subtitle: thoughts on music
By: Jonathan Harvey.
Series: The Bloch lectures; Ernest Bloch lectures.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.; Music -- Religious aspects.
Description: 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."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [87]-92) and index.