Irony and sound : the music of Maurice Ravel /
Zank, Stephen, 1950-
Irony and sound : the music of Maurice Ravel / Stephen Zank. - 434 p. : ill., music - Eastman studies in music, [66] 1071-9989 ; . - Eastman studies in music ; v. 66. .
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-418) and index.
This is an insightful and exquisitely written reconsideration of Ravel's modernity, his teaching, and his place in 20th century music and culture. What is it about Bolro, Gaspard de la nuit, and Daphnis et Chlo that makes musicians and listeners alike love them so? Stephen Zank here illuminates these and other works of Maurice Ravel through several of the composer's fascinations: dynamic intensification, counterpoint, orchestration, exotic influences on Western music, and an interest in multisensorial perception. Connecting all these fascinations, Zank argues, is irony. His book offers an appreciation of Ravel's musical irony that is grounded in the vocabularies and criticism of the time and in two early attempts at writing up a "Ravel Aesthetic" by intimates of Ravel. Thomas Mann called irony the phenomenon that is, "beyond compare, the most profound and most alluring in the world." Irony and Sound, written with insight and flair, provides a long-needed reconsideration of Ravel's modernity, his teaching, and his place in twentieth-century music and culture. Musicologist Stephen Zank has taught at University of Illinois, University of North Texas, and University of Rochester. He is the author of Maurice Ravel: A Guide to Research.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781580467254 (ebook)
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 --Criticism and interpretation.
Irony in music.
Music and literature.
Music
Music
Art music, orchestral & formal music
Music reviews & criticism
Irony and sound : the music of Maurice Ravel / Stephen Zank. - 434 p. : ill., music - Eastman studies in music, [66] 1071-9989 ; . - Eastman studies in music ; v. 66. .
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-418) and index.
This is an insightful and exquisitely written reconsideration of Ravel's modernity, his teaching, and his place in 20th century music and culture. What is it about Bolro, Gaspard de la nuit, and Daphnis et Chlo that makes musicians and listeners alike love them so? Stephen Zank here illuminates these and other works of Maurice Ravel through several of the composer's fascinations: dynamic intensification, counterpoint, orchestration, exotic influences on Western music, and an interest in multisensorial perception. Connecting all these fascinations, Zank argues, is irony. His book offers an appreciation of Ravel's musical irony that is grounded in the vocabularies and criticism of the time and in two early attempts at writing up a "Ravel Aesthetic" by intimates of Ravel. Thomas Mann called irony the phenomenon that is, "beyond compare, the most profound and most alluring in the world." Irony and Sound, written with insight and flair, provides a long-needed reconsideration of Ravel's modernity, his teaching, and his place in twentieth-century music and culture. Musicologist Stephen Zank has taught at University of Illinois, University of North Texas, and University of Rochester. He is the author of Maurice Ravel: A Guide to Research.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781580467254 (ebook)
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 --Criticism and interpretation.
Irony in music.
Music and literature.
Music
Music
Art music, orchestral & formal music
Music reviews & criticism