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Mendelssohn, Time and Memory: The Romantic Conception of Cyclic Form

By Benedict Taylor

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
ISBN
1107005787, 9781107005785
LCC
ML410.M5 T39 2011
Google Books ID
0Pu_Gib9ahsC
Open Library ID
OL24896754M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6178742 bytes)
Pages
315\315
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Felix Mendelssohn has long been viewed as one of the most historically minded composers in western music. This book explores the conceptions of time, memory and history found in his instrumental compositions, presenting an intriguing new perspective on his ever-popular music. Focusing on Mendelssohn's innovative development of cyclic form, Taylor investigates how the composer was influenced by the aesthetic and philosophical movements of the period. This is of key importance not only for reconsideration of Mendelssohn's work and its position in nineteenth-century culture, but also more generally concerning the relationship between music, time and subjectivity. One of very few detailed accounts of Mendelssohn's music, the study presents a new and provocative reading of the meaning of the composer's work by connecting it to wider cultural and philosophical ideas.

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