Matter of North: Essays on Glenn Gould and The Idea of North - Hardcover

 
9798855803136: Matter of North: Essays on Glenn Gould and The Idea of North
Hardcover
ISBN 13: 9798855803136
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2025

Synopsis

Documents and illuminates Glenn Gould's groundbreaking radio composition, The Idea of North.

Matter of North collects essays and source material related to Glenn Gould's landmark 1967 radio documentary The Idea of North. The most famous product (other than his studio piano recordings) of Gould's 1964 decision to abandon the concert stage for the recording studio, it combines Gould's interests in the contrapuntal (by the simultaneous layering of speaking voices) with philosophy and a life-long fascination with the Canadian Arctic. Because the documentary is a multivalent work, the contributors approach the documentary from unique perspectives (sociological, philosophical, music-theoretical, ethnomusicological), each illuminating a salient aspect of the work. The source-material section includes for the first time the complete interview responses by Gould's five participants, along with other important documentation.

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About the Author

Brent Wetters is Adjunct Professor of Music at Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Providence College. Anthony Cushing is an independent researcher based in Toronto, Canada.

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Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9798855803136
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
336
Editor
Wetters Brent, Cushing Anthony