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Modernism in music still arouses passions and is riven by
controversies. Taking root in the early decades of the twentieth
century, it achieved ideological dominance for almost three decades
following the Second World War, before becoming the object of
widespread critique in the last two decades of the century, both
from critics and composers of a postmodern persuasion and from
prominent scholars associated with the 'new musicology'. Yet these
critiques have failed to dampen its ongoing resilience. The picture
of modernism has considerably broadened and diversified, and has
remained a pivotal focus of debate well into the twenty-first
century. This Research Companion does not seek to limit what
musical modernism might be. At the same time, it resists any
dilution of the term that would see its indiscriminate application
to practically any and all music of a certain period. In addition
to addressing issues already well established in modernist studies
such as aesthetics, history, institutions, place, diaspora,
cosmopolitanism, production and performance, communication
technologies and the interface with postmodernism, this volume also
explores topics that are less established; among them: modernism
and affect, modernism and comedy, modernism versus the
'contemporary', and the crucial distinction between modernism in
popular culture and a 'popular modernism', a modernism of the
people. In doing so, this text seeks to define modernism in music
by probing its margins as much as by restating its supposed
essence.
The Classical Music Encylopedia, now fully updated, traces the
development of Western music from medieval times through to the
twenty-first century. Each chapter begins with an Introduction to
the era, followed by an A to Z of the key composers and musicians
of the era, with an expert's recommended recording for each entry.
Within these, the musical greats - from Mozart to Stravinksy - have
more extensive entries. The Styles and Forms sections discuss the
many different styles of music, from the earliest notation to the
minimalism of the twentieth century, while the development of each
era's Instruments is also extensively investigated. Written by many
of the world's leading experts in the field, this invaluable
encyclopedia is comprehensive, easy-to-use and highly informative -
an essential guide for readers of all levels.
Building effective state institutions before introducing democracy
is widely presumed to improve different development outcomes.
Conversely, proponents of this "stateness-first" argument
anticipate that democratization before state building yields poor
development outcomes. In this Element, we discuss several strong
assumptions that (different versions of) this argument rests upon
and critically evaluate the existing evidence base. In extension,
we specify various observable implications. We then subject the
stateness-first argument to multiple tests, focusing on economic
growth as an outcome. First, we conduct historical case studies of
two countries with different institutional sequencing histories,
Denmark and Greece, and assess the stateness-first argument (e.g.,
by using a synthetic control approach). Thereafter, we draw on an
extensive global sample of about 180 countries, measured across
1789-2019 and leverage panel regressions, preparametric matching,
and sequence analysis to test a number of observable implications.
Overall, we find little evidence to support the stateness-first
argument.
Modernism in music still arouses passions and is riven by
controversies. Taking root in the early decades of the twentieth
century, it achieved ideological dominance for almost three decades
following the Second World War, before becoming the object of
widespread critique in the last two decades of the century, both
from critics and composers of a postmodern persuasion and from
prominent scholars associated with the 'new musicology'. Yet these
critiques have failed to dampen its ongoing resilience. The picture
of modernism has considerably broadened and diversified, and has
remained a pivotal focus of debate well into the twenty-first
century. This Research Companion does not seek to limit what
musical modernism might be. At the same time, it resists any
dilution of the term that would see its indiscriminate application
to practically any and all music of a certain period. In addition
to addressing issues already well established in modernist studies
such as aesthetics, history, institutions, place, diaspora,
cosmopolitanism, production and performance, communication
technologies and the interface with postmodernism, this volume also
explores topics that are less established; among them: modernism
and affect, modernism and comedy, modernism versus the
'contemporary', and the crucial distinction between modernism in
popular culture and a 'popular modernism', a modernism of the
people. In doing so, this text seeks to define modernism in music
by probing its margins as much as by restating its supposed
essence.
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Although humankind today can peer far deeper into the universe than
ever before, we still find ourselves surrounded by the unknown and
perhaps the unknowable. All great science fiction has used the
human imagination to explore that realm beyond the known, just as
theistic religions have done since long before the genre existed.
As Hugo Award-winning author Robert Charles Wilson argues in Owning
the Unknown, the genre’s freewheeling speculation and systematic
world-building make it it a unique lens for understanding,
examining, and assessing the truth claims of religions in general
and Christianity in particular. Drawing on his personal experience,
his work as a science fiction writer, and his deep knowledge of the
classics of the genre, he makes the case for what he calls
intuitive atheism—an atheism drawn from everyday personal
knowledge that doesn’t depend on familiarity with the scholarly
debate about theology and metaphysics, any more than a robust
personal Christianity does. And as he reminds us, the secrets that
remain hidden beyond the borders of the known universe—should we
ever discover them—will probably not resemble anything currently
found in our most prized philosophies, our most sacred texts, or
our most imaginative science fiction.
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