Robin Maconie Livres

Exploring the intersection of music and modern philosophy, Robin Maconie delves into the contributions of influential figures like Einstein, Freud, and Gertrude Stein. The book examines how concepts of time, existence, and identity shape the understanding of music and technology, particularly in the context of avant-garde movements. By analyzing the ideas of composers such as Schoenberg and theorists like Wittgenstein and Duchamp, Maconie presents a thought-provoking perspective on the evolution of music in the 20th century.

Here is a catalogue raisonee of Stockhausen's complete output, involving no technical analyses, but rather an examination of the music's aesthetic, practical, and intellectual assumptions. The book contains plentiful citations from the history of radio, film, and sound recording, and from contemporary science and technology. Laid out in strict chronological order, it contains unusually ample commentary on the composer's sources of inspiration, including discussions of the composers Hermann Schroeder, Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Schaeffer, Herbert Eimert, John Cage, the information scientist Werner Meyer-Eppler, and structural anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss. Each of Stockhausen's compositions is treated on its own terms, and also as a piece in a larger puzzle, embracing surrealist art and literature as well as music. Every piece of music is fully documented within the text with full information of the publisher, catalogue number, instrumentation, duration, and composer-authorized compact disc.

Focusing on the interplay between acoustics, auditory perception, and communication, this book explores how these elements influence musical behaviors across ages. It serves as a resource for art and design students, featuring insightful commentaries on over 100 CD recordings from classical and world music traditions, enriching the understanding of music's role in culture and creativity.

Exploring the intersection of music, acoustics, science, and philosophy, this groundbreaking study traces the use of musical metaphor from ancient Greece to modern times. It reveals how complex concepts in 20th-century music relate to essential ideas in science and philosophy, such as existence, continuity, and communication. By examining these connections, the book sheds light on the profound ways in which musical thought has influenced and shaped fundamental human understanding throughout history.

This Element hopes to draw attention to the ideas of communication and flight in western tradition. It explores Varese and his 'noble noise', the arrival and influence of Information Theory, examples of early computer music, and ends with a defence of the sublime logic of Stockhausen's singing helicopters and tornados.

One of the most influential composers alive today, Stockhausen has dominated new music for over thirty-five years, pioneering advances in electronic music, multi-orchestra music, musical meditation, and music composers. This work, now in its second edition, remains the only overview ofStockhausen's music. Newly enlarged and revised, it now covers his compositions since 1976, including such major landmarks as Sirius and Licht . Depicting the development of his musical thought with clarity and insight, this survey will interest anyone involved with twentieth-century music.