The music of Louis Andriessen
By: Yayoi Uno Everett
Series: Music in the twentieth century -- 21
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780521864237
Subjects: Andriessen, Louis, -- 1939- -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "This book examines Louis Andriessen's compositions as a case study for exploring the social and aesthetic implications of new music. Everett chronicles the evolution of Andriessen's music over the course of five decades: the formative years in which he experimented with serialism, chance, and collage techniques; his political activism in the late 1960s; 'concept' works from the 1970s that provide musical commentary on philosophical writings by Plato, St Augustine and others; theatrical and operatic collaborations with Robert Wilson and Peter Greenaway in the 1980s and 1990s; and recent works that explore contemplative themes on death and madness. Everett's analysis of Andriessen's music draws on theories of parody, narrativity, intertextuality, and cultural studies that have gained currency in musicological discourse in recent years."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-257) and index