Overview

Thomas Ades is a dominant force in contemporary music, whose work attracts significant attention and acclaim, and has been performed by many renowned ensembles. This volume - the first to present a range of scholarly essays on every aspect of Ades's music - offers authoritative accounts of Ades's major compositions from a variety of analytical, critical, cultural and historical perspectives. The opening chapters focus on Ades's earlier music, offering close readings of key works. Further essays focus on his engagement with forms and instrumental genres. The final chapters turn to Ades's texted music and highlight how themes introduced in earlier chapters cut across Ades's entire output. Richly illustrated with musical examples and supported by further online material, this book provides a multi-faceted portrait of Ades's work that opens up new ways of thinking about, and engaging with, his music.

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Author:   Edward Venn (University of Leeds) ,  Philip Stoecker (Hofstra University, New York)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9781108486651

ISBN 10:   1108486657
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   25 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. 'Chronically Volatile': Gesture in Ades's Living Toys and America: a Prophecy Philip Rupprecht; 2. Performing Ades Edward Venn with Henry Weekes; 3. 'Fountain of Youth', 'River of Meaning': Aesthetics of the Superficial in Powder Her Face Nicholas David Stevens; 4. 'Oh Brave New Caliban': Postcolonial Perspectives on Ades's The Tempest Jane Forner; 5. Chaconnes in the Music of Ades Philip Stoecker; 6. Closing the Circle? Tevot and the Question of Symphonic Resolution Richard Powell; 7. A World in Constant Motion: Ades's in Seven Days Amy Bauer; 8. Musique Automatique? Adesian Automata and the Logic of Disjuncture Brian Moseley; 9. Narrating the Dance of Death: Morality and Social Critique in Ades's Totentanz Scott Lee; 10. Hearing Voices in Ades's Operas Emma Gallon; 11. The Rich Logic of Ades's the Exterminating Angel and The Tempest John Roeder; 12. Sonic Allegory in Ades's the Exterminating Angel Yayoi Uno Everett; Index.

Reviews

'the most comprehensive analytical account to date on the music of this living composer ... a wonderfully integrated volume discussing all of the composer's major works ...' Society for Music Theory Awards Committee

'Richly illustrated with musical examples and supported by further online material, this book provides a multi-faceted portrait of Ades's work that opens up new ways of thinking about, and engaging with, his music.' mundoclasico.com

Author Information

Edward Venn is Professor of Music at the University of Leeds. He is author of Thomas Ades: Asyla (2017) and The Music of Hugh Wood (2008) and has published many book chapters and journal articles on the analysis and interpretation of twentieth-century and contemporary music. He is editor of the journal Music Analysis. Philip Stoecker is Professor of Music at Hofstra University. His research focuses on post-tonal theory and analysis, and the music of Thomas Ades, George Perle, and the Second Viennese School. He has published numerous journal articles on the music of the twentieth century.

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