A corporeal history of music-making in early modern Europe. Music
in the Flesh reimagines the lived experiences of music-making
subjects—composers, performers, listeners—in the long
seventeenth century. There are countless historical testimonies of
the powerful effects of music upon the early modern body; it is
described as moving, ravishing, painful, dangerous, curative, and
miraculous while affecting “the circulation of the humors, the
purification of the blood, the dilation of the vessels and
pores.” How were these early modern European bodies constituted
that music generated such potent bodily-spiritual effects? Bettina
Varwig argues that early modern music-making practices challenge
our modern understanding of human nature as a mind-body dichotomy.
Instead, they persistently affirm a more integrated anthropology,
in which body, soul, and spirit remain inextricably entangled.
Moving with ease across repertories and regions, sacred and
vernacular musics, and domestic and public settings, Varwig
sketches a “musical physiology” that is as historically
illuminating as it is relevant for present-day performance. This
book makes a significant contribution not just to the history of
music, but also to the history of the body, the senses, and the
emotions, revealing music as a unique access point for reimagining
early modern modes of being-in-the-world.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
New Material Histories of Music |
| Release date: |
July 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Bettina Varwig
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
360 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-82688-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-226-82688-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780226826882 |
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