L'œuvre de Lawrence Kramer éclaire les intersections complexes de la musique, de la culture et de la société. Il explore comment la musique façonne et est façonnée par les courants sociaux et culturels. À travers ses essais et ses livres, Kramer examine les significations et les représentations plus profondes de la musique dans divers contextes. Son approche offre aux lecteurs un regard pénétrant sur la relation dynamique entre le son et le monde qui nous entoure.
Offers a comprehensive essay on understanding musical meaning and performing music meaningfully - 'interpreting music' in both senses of the term. This book argues that music, far from being closed to interpretation, is ideally open to it, and that musical interpretation is the paradigm of interpretation in general.
The Hum of the World is an invitation to contemplate what would happen if we heard the world as attentively as we see it. Balancing big ideas, playful wit and lyrical prose, this imaginative volume identifies the role of sound in Western experience as the primary medium in which the presence and persistence of life acquires tangible form. The positive experience of aliveness is not merely in accord with sound, but inaccessible, even inconceivable, without it. Lawrence Kramer’s poetic book roves freely over music, media, language, philosophy, and science from the ancient world to the present, along the way revealing how life is apprehended through sounds ranging from pandemonium to the faint background hum of the world. This warm meditation on auditory culture uncovers the knowledge and pleasure waiting when we learn that the world is alive with sound.
In lucid and engaging prose, the book explores the sources of classical music's power in a variety of settings, from concert performance to film and TV, from everyday life to the historical trauma of September 11. Addressed to a wide audience, this book will appeal to aficionados and skeptics alike.
The Hum of the World is an invitation to contemplate what would happen if we heard the world as attentively as we see it. Balancing big ideas with playful wit and lyrical prose, this imaginative volume identifies the role of sound in Western experience as the primary medium in which the presence and persistence of life acquire tangible form. The positive experience of aliveness is not merely in accord with sound, but inaccessible, even inconceivable, without it. Lawrence Kramer’s poetic book roves freely over music, media, language, philosophy, and science from the ancient world to the present, along the way revealing how life is apprehended through sounds ranging from pandemonium to the faint background hum of the world. Easily moving from reflections on pivotal texts and music to the introduction of elemental concepts, this warm meditation on auditory culture uncovers the knowledge and pleasure made available when we recognize that the world is alive with sound.
Walt Whitman worked as a nurse in an army hospital during the Civil War and published Drum-Taps, his war poems, as the war was coming to an end. Later, the book came out in an expanded form, including “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd,” Whitman's passionate elegy for Lincoln. The most moving and enduring poetry to emerge from America’s most tragic conflict, Drum-Taps also helped to create a new, modern poetry of war, a poetry not just of patriotic exhortation but of somber witness. Drum-Taps is thus a central work not only of the Civil War but of our war-torn times. But Drum-Taps as readers know it from Leaves of Grass is different from the work of 1865. Whitman cut and reorganized the book, reducing its breadth of feeling and raw immediacy. This edition, the first to present the book in its original form since its initial publication 150 years ago, is a revelation, allowing one of Whitman’s greatest achievements to appear again in all its troubling glory.
This book shows how Schubert, responding to the great social changes of his era, discovered that songs could project a kaleidoscopic array of human and sexual types--some strange, some familiar, some appealing, some forbidding, but all eligible for a sympathetic response. The book combines close attention to both music and poetry to explain the social context of this process and show it at work in a lively, accessible style free of excessive jargon.
The collection delves into the intricate relationship between music and cultural meaning, examining how our responses to music shape and are shaped by societal contexts. Comprising sixteen essays, primarily from the late 1980s onward, it highlights the evolution of critical musicology. An introductory essay by Kramer outlines the intellectual journey of this field and the significant role these writings have played in advancing critical thought in music studies.
The book, first published in 2000, explores significant themes and concepts in its field, offering valuable insights and perspectives. It is part of the Routledge imprint, known for its scholarly contributions, and is published by Taylor & Francis, a reputable name in academic publishing. The work aims to engage readers with its in-depth analysis and research, making it a notable addition to the literature in its area of study.
Exploring the intersections of sound with various disciplines, this book showcases Lawrence Kramer's deep knowledge of poetry, music, philosophy, and history. It offers fresh insights into how sound shapes our understanding of self and the world, making complex ideas accessible without jargon. Kramer's engaging narrative invites readers to reconsider their perceptions of music and literature within the broader context of Western cultural history, establishing him as a master essayist in the field of sound studies.
Expression and truth are traditional opposites in Western thought: expression supposedly refers to states of mind, truth to states of affairs. This title features five theses that connect expression to description, cognition, the presence and absence of speech, and the conjunction of address and reply.