Wolfgang Rihm, a Chiffre (Paperback)

Yves Knockaert

ISBN 10: 9462701237 / ISBN 13: 9789462701236

Published by Leuven University Press, Leuven, 2017

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Paperback. The elusive and ungraspable in Rihms musicWolfgang Rihm ( b. Karlsruhe, 1952) is the most performed living German composer. With his personal, expressive, and versatile music, he became the most prominent representative of his generation. His individual approach to music was established in the 1980s and he continues to explore and enlarge his original concepts today. His 1980s work is at the core of this book, more specifically his instrumental music: the Chiffre cycle and the string quartets. Thinking about Rihm includes reflecting on his interest in philosophy, his relation to fine arts, his awareness of principles found in nature, and his references to important composers from the past. His music is embedded in the past and the actuality in modernism and postmodernism. Notwithstanding Rihms generosity in essays and introductions to his works, many aspects of the inner sound of his music stay an elusive, ungraspable chiffre: a challenge for the analyst.With Foreword by Richard McGregor (Professor Emeritus, University of Cumbria)This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). The elusive and ungraspable in Rihms's music. His 1980s work is at the core of this book, more specifically his instrumental music: the Chiffre cycle and the string quartets. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wolfgang Rihm, a Chiffre (Paperback)
• Publisher: Leuven University Press, Leuven
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9462701237
• ISBN 13: 9789462701236
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Wolfgang Rihm ( b. Karlsruhe, 1952) is the most performed living German composer. With his personal, expressive, and versatile music, he became the most prominent representative of his generation. His individual approach to music was established in the 1980s and he continues to explore and enlarge his original concepts today. His 1980s work is at the core of this book, more specifically his instrumental music: the Chiffre cycle and the string quartets. Thinking about Rihm includes reflecting on his interest in philosophy, his relation to fine arts, his awareness of principles found in nature, and his references to important composers from the past. His music is embedded in the past and the actuality in modernism and postmodernism. Notwithstanding Rihm's generosity in essays and introductions to his works, many aspects of the 'inner sound' of his music stay an elusive, ungraspable 'chiffre': a challenge for the analyst.

About the Author

Yves Knockaert is professor of history of music, philosophy of music, and contemporary music and researcher at LUCA School of Arts, Campus Lemmens (Leuven). Richard McGregor is professor emeritus at the University of Cumbria.