Lost for decades, the manuscript of Hermann Beckh's final lectures
on the subject of music present fundamentally new insights into its
cosmic origins. Beckh characterises the qualities of musical
development, examines select musical works (that represent for him
the peak of human ingenuity), and throws new light on the nature
and source of human creativity and inspiration. Published here for
the first time, the lectures demonstrate a distinctive approach
founded on the raw material of musical perception. Beckh discusses
the whistling wind, the billowing wave, the song of the birds and
particularly the theme of longing. Never losing the ground from
under his feet, he penetrates perennial themes: from the yearning
for real spontaneity and the 'Mystery background' uniting heaven
and earth, to spiritual knowledge that can meet the demands of the
twenty-first century. Out of the cosmic context, Beckh writes to
the individual situation. From there, he seeks again the re-won
cosmic context. He does not write as a musical specialist and then
turn to universal human concerns; rather, Beckh writes from
universal human concerns and reveals music as of special concern to
everyone. In addition to the transcripts of fifteen lectures, this
book contains a valuable introduction and editorial footnotes. It
also features appendices including Beckh's essay 'The Mystery of
the Night in Wagner and Novalis'; reminiscences of Beckh by August
Pauli and Harro Ruckner; Donald Francis Tovey's 'Wagnerian harmony
and the evolution of the Tristan-chord', and several
contemporaneous reviews of Beckh's published works.
General
| Imprint: |
Temple Lodge Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
November 2019 |
| Authors: |
Hermann Beckh
|
| Translators: |
Alan Stott
• Maren Stott
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
172 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-912230-38-9 |
| Subtitles: |
German
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-912230-38-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781912230389 |
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