Into the maelstrom

music, improvisation and the dream of freedom : before 1970

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David Toop: Into the maelstrom (2016)

330 pages

English language

Published Nov. 6, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-62892-769-6
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OCLC Number:
949755974

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Introduces the philosophy and practice of improvisation (both musical and otherwise) within the historical context of the post-World War II era. Neither strictly chronological, or exclusively a history, Into the maelstrom investigates a wide range of improvisational tendencies: from surrealist automatism to stream-of-consciousness in literature and vocalization; from the free music of Percy Grainger to the free improvising groups emerging out of the early 1960s; and from free jazz to the strands of free improvisation that sought to distance itself from jazz.

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Subjects

  • Music
  • Philosophy and aesthetics
  • Improvisation (Music)
  • History and criticism
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • History