Dane Rudhyar
Subtitle: his music, thought, and art
By: Deniz Ertan.
Series: Eastman studies in music -- v. 61
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Rochester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9781580462877
Subjects: Rudhyar, Dane, -- 1895-1985 -- Criticism and interpretation; Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
Description: "Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985) was a unique figure in twentieth century American culture: a composer, thinker, painter, poet, novelist, and expert on astrology. His life and activities illuminate crucial twentieth-century American themes about society, history, creativity, and identity. Favoring synthesis and a blend of what he called unity and multiplicity, Rudhyar created a rare bridge between the West and the East, built on American foundations. His thought and work transcended disciplinary boundaries, integrating perspectives that were, and often still are, generally pursued in isolation from each other. The book is enriched with numerous color illustrations of Rudhyar's paintings and with examples drawn from his music and writings."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Autumnal decay : seed ideas. Earliest influences ; Aesthetic origins ; Approaches to contemporary aesthetics; title: Wholeness : the scope of the Orient.  Philosophical and psychological outlook ; Aesthetic principles ; Toward artistic practice; title: Rawness and vigor, innocence and experience : an American synthesis.  Beginnings and branchings ; Adaptation ; New world.