Boccherini's Body : An Essay in Carnal Musicology
Editorial Reviews Book Description In this elegant study of the works of the undeservedly neglected composer Luigi Boccherini, Elisabeth Le Guin uses knowledge gleaned from her own playing of the cello as the keystone of her original approach to the relationship between music and embodiment. In analyzing the striking qualities of Boccherini's music--its virtuosity, repetitiveness, obsessively nuanced dynamics, delicate sonorities, and rich palette of melancholy affects--Le Guin develops a historicized critical method based on the embodied experience of the performer. In the process, she redefines the temperament of the musical Enlightenment as one characterized by urgent, volatile inquiries into the nature of the self. A CD of sound examples, performed by the author and her string quartet, is included with the book. From the Back Cover "Boccherini's Body is extremely important, both for its new directions and for its unique combination of interests. It offers a considerable amount of little-known material, and does so daringly and skillfully. Le Guin is a joy to read."--John Butt, author of Playing With History Boccherini's Body : An Essay in Carnal Musicology
Boccherini's Body : An Essay in Carnal Musicology,Elisabeth Le Guin,University of California Press,0520240170,Composers & Musicians - General,General,History & Criticism - By Composer,Instruction & Study - Theory,Music,Music / General
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