Arvo Part''s White Light - Media, Culture, Politics

The first substantial volume in English to explore the impact of Arvo Pärt on contemporary music and culture.

List of contents

1. Introduction Laura Dolp; 2. Empathy and tintinnabuli music in film Maria Cizmic; 3. Pärt and the sound of one hand clapping Robert Sholl; 4. Pärt and the experience of the neutral Sander van Maas; 5. Ethos and the industry of culture Laura Dolp; 6. An ethnography of spirituality Kythe Heller; 7. Politics and protest Michael Palmese; 8. Sonic embodiment C. J. May; 9. Performing Pärt Andrew Shenton.

Summary

This book presents a fresh, interdisciplinary approach to the study of the contemporary composer Arvo Pärt and his reception. The volume charts his influence on areas including film, cultural programming, new media, cultures of listening, politics and performance practice. It addresses a wide readership across the humanities, with technical analysis kept to a minimum.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Dolp, Laura (Montclair State University Dolp
• Assisted by: Laura Dolp (Editor), Laura (Montclair State University Dolp (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107182899
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18289-9
• No. of pages: 278
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music history