Aesthetical Writings of Giacinto Scelsi

Giacinto Scelsi, an innovative and often controversial force in modern music, has been the subject of a vast amount of literary criticism, philosophical discussion, and performance. For the first time, this volume brings selected writings, spanning from the early 1940s to 1987, into English with historical, social, and cultural contextualization.

List of contents

00a List of Figures
00b Preface by Eric Drott
00c Introduction and Acknowledgments
PART ONE
01 Prologue
02 The Meaning of Music
03 The Evolution of Harmony
04 The Evolution of Rhythm
05 Art and Satanism
06 Unity and Equality of the Arts
07 Epilogue
PART TWO
08 Introduction
09 Sound and Music
10 Art and Knowledge
11 Conclusion
12 Bibliography
13 Discography
14 Index
15 Authors' bios

About the author

Franco Sciannameo is College of Fine Arts Distinguished Scholar & Teaching Professor of Music at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Nino Rota's The Godfather Trilogy (2010), Phil Trajetta (Venice, 1776-Philadelphia, 1854), Patriot, Musician, Immigrant (2010), Experiencing the Violin Concerto (2016), Musicians' Migratory Patterns: The Adriatic Coast (2018), and Reflections on the Music of Ennio Morricone: Fame and Legacy (2020).
Alessandra Carlotta Pellegrini, one of Italy's foremost musicologists and twentieth-century music specialists, has written on Casella, Nono, Petrassi, and Scelsi among many others. She has edited both Italian and French editions of Giacinto Scelsi's autobiography Il sogno 101 (both published in 2010). Pellegrini is the President of the Verdi National Archive, Professor at the Conservatorio "Domenico Cimarosa" in Avellino, and Scientific Director of the Fondazione Isabella Scelsi in Rome.

Product details

• Authors: Franco Pellegrini Sciannameo
• Assisted by: Alessandra Carlotta Pellegrini (Editor), Pellegrini Alessandra Carlotta (Editor), Franco Sciannameo (Editor), Sciannameo Franco (Editor), Pellegrini Alessandra Carlotta (Translation), Franco Sciannameo (Translation), Sciannameo Franco (Translation), Pellegrini Alessandra Carlotta (Editor and translation), Sciannameo Franco (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781538166819
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6681-9
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; French, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Reference, Italy, MUSIC / Essays, Reference works, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Literary studies: poetry and poets