The Gould Variations - Technology, Philosophy and Criticism in Glenn Gould's Musical Thought and Practice

This book focuses on three aspects in Glenn Gould's (1932-1982) musical thought and practice: Gould's embrace of music technology, his notions of the ontology of music and musical interpretation, and the place of his thought in Canadian intellectual history. Focusing not only on Gould's writings on music technology but also on those of Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) and Jean Le Moyne (1913-1996), this book provides a fresh perspective on Gould's thinking, which was embedded in and keenly alert to the intellectual world outside music. The book also touches on Gould's public reception, his national iconicity, in Canadian literature and Hollywood movies. Gould's stardom is discussed as a phenomenon more commonly associated with contemporary popular culture.

List of contents

Contents: Glenn Gould - Recording Technology - Criticism - Philosophy - Aesthetics - Reception - Ethics - High Fidelity - Piano Performance - History.

About the author

Juha Markus Mantere is a research fellow at Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (Finland). He is currently working on a scholarly book on the intellectual history of Finnish musicology.

Product details

• Authors: Juha Markus Mantere
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9783631622797
• ISBN: 978-3-631-62279-7
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 15 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 370 g
• Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 36): Musikwissenschaft ) / European University Studies (Series 36): Musicology / Publications Universitaires Eur; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 36): Musikwissenschaft / Musicology / Musicologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 36): Musikwissenschaft / Musicology / Musicologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory