Book
Being time
case studies in musical temporality
Abstract
Being Time invites a deep consideration of the personal experience of temporality in music, focusing on the perceptual role of the listener. Through individual case studies, this book centers on musical works that deal with time in radical ways. These include pieces by Morton Feldman, James Saunders, Chiyoko Szlavnics, Ryoji Ikeda, Toshiya Tsunoda, Laurie Spiegel and André O. Möller. Multiple perspectives are explored through a series of encounters, initially between an individual and a work, and subsequently with each author's varying experiences of temporality. The authors compare their responses to features such as repetition, speed, duration and scale from a perceptual standpoint, drawing in reflections on aspects such as musical memory and anticipation. The observations made in this book are accessible and relevant to readers who are interested in exploring issues of temporality from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives.
Publication details
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Place: London
Year: 2019
Pages: 200
ISBN (paperback): 9781623564940
Full citation:
Glover Richard, Harrison Bryn, Gottschalk Jennie (2019) Being time: case studies in musical temporality. London, Bloomsbury.