Mahler, consciousness and temporality / David B. Greene.
| Author/creator | Greene, David B. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Gordon and Breach, ©1984. |
| Description | x, 314 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. Consciousness, temporality and coherence ; Consciousness and temporality in confusion ; Consciousness, temporality and Mahler -- The Fifth symphony. Part one. Anger and the quest for peace. Motifs shared by the anger and peace-questing sections ; The exchange of motifs between the anger and the peace-questing sections ; Phrase structures and their similarities. Phrase structures in the first anger section ; Phrase structures in the first peace-questioning section -- The joints between the anger and the peace-questing sections -- The shout of joy. The convergence of the anger and peace-questing sections ; The brass chorale -- Part two. Section one. First subsection ; Second subsection ; Third subsection ; Trio ; Section two ; Section three ; Coda ; The movement as a whole -- Part three. Continuation and non-continuation in the exposition of the finale's two themes ; The striving passages and their outcomes ; The finale as a whole -- The symphony as a whole -- The third symphony. Part one. Overview of the movement ; The first section ; The second section ; The third section ; The fourth and fifth sections ; The exposition march ; Section seven, eight and nine ; The recapitulation ; The movement as a unified process -- Part two. Overview of the last movement ; Allusions in the finale to the first and fifth movements ; Allusions in the finale to the first and fourth movements ; Allusions to the first, fourth and fifth movements in the last section of the finale -- The symphony as a whole -- The eighth symphony. Part one. The exposition ; The development ; The recapitulation -- Part two. The adagio ; The scherzo ; The finale. The first part of the finale ; The second part of the finale -- Transfigured consciousness and its temporality -- The ninth symphony. The first movement. The "Lebewohl" motif ; The "Ewig" motif ; The transformation of "Lebewohl" into "Ewig". Emptying musical space ; Emptying the musical future -- The last movement. The "Lebewohl" hymn ; The tragic fanfare ; The final section ; The movement as a whole -- The symphony as a whole. |
| Abstract | In company with only a few other composers, Mahler speaks to us directly about joy and finitude, courage and ordinariness, love and emptiness. In his music we are confronted with matters too momentous to grasp at once and too important to be allowed to slip away. This volume analyzes in detail four of Mahler's symphonies--the Third, Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth--to reveal the composer's musical processes as a vehicle for his ideas. Mahler's vision is set in context by comparison with phenomenologists of this century, particularly Husserl, Heidegger and Sartre, with the intention of deepening and refining our response to his music. |
| General note | Analyses of Symphonies no. 5, 8, 9, and 3. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies and index. |
| LCCN | 83011632 |
| ISBN | 0677061609 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.M23 G7 1984 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |