{"product_id":"the-pastoral-in-charles-griffess-music-aesthetic-of-ambivalence-hardback-9780253069283","title":"The Pastoral in Charles Griffes's Music; Aesthetic of Ambivalence (Hardback) 9780253069283","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Pastoral in Charles Griffes's Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAesthetic of Ambivalence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTaylor A. Greer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253069283\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e380 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w illus., 4 b\u0026amp;w tables, 61 printed music items\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.658 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the century, visionary composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes synthesized highly diverse elements from other musical traditions into his distinct artistic voice.   \u003cbr\u003e As American as he was far ranging in his interests, Griffes was an aesthetic polyglot, combining elements of literature, visual arts, global folk melodies, and contemporary European art music into a new musical language. The breadth of his sources of inspiration are breathtaking, including the sensual harmonies of fin-de-siècle French music, the British Aesthetic Movement, folk music drawn from the Middle East and Java, and a wide range of poets, including William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and William Sharp. \u003ci\u003eThe Pastoral in Charles Griffes's Music\u003c\/i\u003e explores both his music and the rich historical context from which it grew to enrich our understanding of the composer's artistic contribution and reveal new intersections and contradictions in European and American culture during the early twentieth century. Taylor A. Greer also critiques the philosophical foundation of topic theory and its relationship to the pastoral in Griffes's music to reflect on the end of the nineteenth century and clarify our understanding of his artistic influences.  \u003cbr\u003e With Griffes's conception of the pastoral, he transformed the siciliana-based tradition he inherited from the eighteenth century into a new and vibrant genre that preserved the usual associations of simplicity and tranquility and introduced new elements of tension into the pastoral ideal, including global voices, paradox, and occasional conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Preliminaries\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Biography and Style\u003cbr\u003e 2. Philosophical Prelude and Interpretive Method\u003cbr\u003e 3. Pastoral and Lament Cues\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Commentaries and Analyses\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e4. \"The Dreamy Lake\" and the Unfolding Tale of \"The White Peacock\"\u003cbr\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure-Dome\u003c\/i\u003e, Paradox in Paradise\u003cbr\u003e 6. Songs of Lament and Spiritual Yearning\u003cbr\u003e 7. \"Tears\" and \"Symphony in Yellow\"\u003cbr\u003e 8. Lake, Vale, and Bacchanale\u003cbr\u003e 9. Prelude #3, Irony Goes Wilde\u003cbr\u003e Pastoral Postlude\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525597065496,"sku":"9780253069283","price":73.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-pastoral-in-charles-griffess-music-aesthetic-of-ambivalence-hardback-9780253069283","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}