Quotation and cultural meaning in twentieth-century music / David Metzer.

Author/creator Metzer, David Joel, 1965-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Descriptionviii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesNew perspectives in music history and criticism
New perspectives in music history and criticism. ^A359753
Contents Childhood and nostalgia in the works of Charles Ives -- Black and white: quotations in Duke Ellington's "Black and tan fantasy" -- Interlude: chronological scenes -- Madness -- The promise of the past: Rochberg, Berio, and Stockhausen -- Sampling and thievery -- Covered up: borrowing in Sandra Bernhard's Without you I'm nothing -- Conclusion.
Abstract This book explores that vibrant practice, examining how musicians used quotation to participate in the cultural dialogues sustained around such areas as race, childhood, madness, and the mass media. The focus of this study is broad, discussing pieces in a spectrum of musical styles (classical, experimental, jazz, and popular) as well as works in the other arts. Part of the young and quickly growing field of study examining musical borrowing, this book takes an important step in discussing the wider cultural ramifications of quotation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 222-225) and index.
LCCN 2002031365
ISBN0521825091

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML197.M38 Q68 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold