1st Edition

Concepts of Time in Post-War European Music

By Aaron Hayes Copyright 2021
160 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Concepts of Time in Post-War European Music gives a historical and philosophical account of the discussions of the nature of time and music during the mid-twentieth century. The nature of time was a persistent topic among composers in Paris and Darmstadt in the decades after World War II, one which influenced their musical practice and historical relevance. Based on the author’s specialized... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Analysis: Anton Webern, Concerto Op. 24, m. 38–40  3. Duration and eternity: Messiaen’s time categories  4. Analysis: Olivier Messiaen, ‘Ile de Feu I’ from Quatre Études de rythme  5. Continuity: Boulez’s smooth time and its mathematical negotiations  6. Analysis: Pierre Boulez, Improvisations sur Mallarmé II—‘Une dentelle s’abolit’  7. The unity of time: Stockhausen’s engagement with acoustics  8. Analysis: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Zeitmaße  9. Trauma: Goeyvaerts and Adorno on musical stasis  10. Analysis: Karel Goeyvaerts, Sonata for two pianos, movements II–III  11. Spacetime: Xenakis and the end of the discourse on musical time  12. Analysis: Iannis Xenakis, Nomos Alpha

Biography

Aaron Hayes is an independent scholar who teaches music in Northern Idaho. He completed his PhD in music at Stony Brook University in New York, 2016.