{"product_id":"the-aesthetical-writings-of-giacinto-scelsi-9781538166819","title":"The Aesthetical Writings of Giacinto Scelsi","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiacinto Scelsi (1905-1988), an extraordinary, innovative, and often controversial moving force in modern music, has been the subject of a vast amount of literary criticism, philosophical discussions, and groundbreaking performances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally in French, Scelsi’s writings have been included in anthologies of prose, poetry, and memoires published in French, Italian, and German. For the first time, this volume brings selected writings into English. His writings enlighten the creative process and facilitate further the understanding of his musical message. Franco Sciannameo and Alessandra Carlotta Pellegrini provide two introductory essays followed by Scelsi’s The Evolution of Harmony, The Evolution of Rhythm, Art and Satanism, Unity and Equalityof the Arts, Meaning of Music, Sound and Music, and Art and Knowledge—writings spanning from the early 1940s to February 1987. Additionally, the editors place Scelsi’s aesthetical writings within a densely contextualized historical, social, and cultural landscape to provide scholarly yet approachable critical information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIconographic plates, bibliography, discography, videography, websites and a comprehensive index complete the volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e00a List of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e00b Preface by Eric Drott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e00c Introduction and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ONE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e01 Prologue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e02 The Meaning of Music \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e03 The Evolution of Harmony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e04 The Evolution of Rhythm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e05 Art and Satanism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e06 Unity and Equality of the Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e07 Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART TWO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e08 Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e09 Sound and Music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Art and Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Discography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Authors’ bios\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041228390743,"sku":"9781538166819","price":62.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538166819.jpg?v=1750949439","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-aesthetical-writings-of-giacinto-scelsi-9781538166819","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}