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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462073103321

Autore

Johnston Ben

Titolo

"Maximum clarity" and other writings on music [[electronic resource] /] / Ben Johnston ; edited by Bob Gilmore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2006

ISBN

1-283-58338-0

9786613895837

0-252-09157-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxviii, 275 pages) : illustrations, music

Collana

Music in American life

Altri autori (Persone)

GilmoreBob <1961->

Disciplina

780

Soggetti

Music - 20th century - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-265), discography (p. [267]-269), and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ben Johnston: A Chronology -- Aesthetic Theory;  Philosophical Background for Mathematical Theory -- Musical Background for Application of Mathematical Theory 1959-60 -- Scalar Order as a Compositional Resource -- Proportionality and Expanded Musical Pitch Relations -- Microtonal Resources -- Tonality Regained -- Music Theory -- Rational Structure in Music -- A Notation System for Extended Just Intonation --

Musical Intelligibiliity: Where Are We? -- A Talk on Contemporary Music -- Festivals and New Music -- Three Attacks on a Problem -- On Context -- Contribution to IMC Panel -- How to Cook an Albatross -- Art and Survival -- On Bridge-Building -- Seventeen Items -- Art and Religion -- Extended Just Intonation: A Position Paper -- A.S.U.C. Keynote Address -- Just Intonation and Mere Intonation -- Without Improvement -- Maximum Clarity -- On String Quartet no. 2 --

On Sonata for Microtonal Piano -- The Genesis of Knocking Piece -- Quintet for Groups: A Reminiscence -- On Carmilla -- On Crossings (String Quartet no. 3 and String Quartet no. 4) -- On the Age of Surveillance -- On String Quartet no. 5 -- On String Quartet no. 6 -- On Journeys -- On Sleep and Waking -- Letter from Urbana -- To Perspectives of New Music Re. John Cage -- The Corporealism of Harry



Partch -- Harry Partch/John Cage -- Harry Partch's Cloud-Chamber Music -- Beyond Harry Partch -- Regarding La Monte Young -- Notes on sources.