Combining the philosophy and musicology of T.W. Adorno, Walter
Benjamin, and Gilles Deleuze, alongside an exploration of the
dialectical character of music production, Joseph Weiss exposes the
unresolved contradictions of contemporary music. By following the
outermost mediations between nature, history, and technology, the
book reflects on how advanced music critically responds to the
ongoing catastrophe of both the Middle Passage and Auschwitz.
Following what the author calls the “categorical imperative” of
music, Weiss investigates the significance of a wide range of
musical phenomena including the territorialization of the lullaby,
the improvisation and sorrow song of the blues and jazz, as well as
the cosmological limits of the electroacoustic avant-garde. In the
era of commodity production, racialized violence and dispossession,
the author defends critical music as a singular index of political
possibilities.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2021 |
| Authors: |
Joseph Weiss
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
200 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-17496-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-350-17496-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781350174962 |
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