Xenakis
His Life in Music
Price: $100.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-97145-4
- Binding: Hardback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 15th June 2004
- Pages: 296
About the Book
For over forty years Iannis Xenakis has been one of the major figures in contemporary music. In all that time, there has not been a study of his music published in English. This volume leads the reader along the trajectory of Xenakis's compositional development, presenting the works together with the technical and conceptual innovations he has introduced along the way. Particular works are examined in greater detail as signposts marking new stages in the composer's creative journey, from the early, unpublished works to the breakthrough pieces Metastasis and Pithoprakta, through the oft-discussed decade of formalization to the evolving styles of the succeeding three decades.Harley approaches the music from the point of view of a musician; his thesis rests upon the conviction that Xenakis's theoretical formulations can be explained and understood without recourse to complicated mathematics. This "scientific" feature of the composer's own explications of his work has baffled and often alienated many who have responded strongly to the music. The book also includes an up-to-date bibliography, discography, and a list of works.
About the Author(s)
James Harley, Canadian composer, writer, and educator, is a native of Vernon, British Columbia. He studied music at Western Washington Univeristy, the Royal Academy of Music in London, Universite de Paris, Chopin Academy of Music, and McGill University.Harley has also written widely on contemporary music, and is presently serving as Reviews Editor for the Computer Music Journal. His articles and reviews have been published in Computer Music Journal, Leonardo, The Musical Times, Musicworks, Muzyka, Sonances, and TEMPO.
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