Mendelssohn, Time and Memory - The Romantic Conception of Cyclic Form

An examination of cyclic form in Mendelssohn's instrumental music and its implications for conceptions of musical time, memory and history.

Table des matières

Introduction; 1. The idea of cyclic form; 2. Musical history and self-consciousness: the Octet, Op. 20; 3. Returning home: the E major Piano Sonata, Op. 6; 4. In search of lost time: the A minor Quartet, Op. 13; 5. Overcoming the past: the E flat Quartet, Op. 12; 6. Cyclicism in Mendelssohn's mature music.

A propos de l'auteur

Benedict Taylor is Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Music Theory at the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford, Senior Research Fellow of New College and Lecturer in Music at Magdalen College.

Résumé

Music possesses for many listeners an uncanny ability to express our experience of time. This book explores the conceptions of time, memory and history found in the instrumental compositions of Felix Mendelssohn, presenting an intriguing new perspective on his ever-popular music.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Benedict Taylor, Benedict (University of Oxford) Taylor, Taylor Benedict
• Edition: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9781107005785
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00578-5
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Autres