Carleton College Courses In Music

Author : Andrea Mazzariello
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781946031211
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book One More Revolution written by Andrea Mazzariello and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. Music. Hybrid Genre. ONE MORE REVOLUTION writes through the intimate, personal practice of listening to music, of living with music. Beginning with self-interrogation into the author's growing obsession with collecting vinyl records, the narrative spins out into a meditation on how we come to know the music we love, how voices from the past animate and complicate that knowing, and how the ways we consume music tell a deeper story about the ways that music means. Somewhere between memoir and theory, this book demonstrates that personal revelations can animate the work of analysis, that a poetic voice can make a formal claim, and ultimately, that language can articulate the ways that music moves us. "In our current culture, I have noticed there are many writers who can wax extensively about what music means to them and to others within a social context, but who lack a deep understanding of how music really works as a craft and a means of making structures. On the other hand, there are many others with extensive technical training who struggle to make their writing seem relevant to the way most ordinary people experience music. "In this book, Andrea Mazzariello has wrestled to address both of these poles of concern, and to me it feels incredibly fresh. As I read his first few chapters, I thought to myself 'yes, this is how music lives in both your body and your mind.'... Mazzariello strives to remain radically vulnerable to the ways in which music can surprise even the most educated listener. The simplicity of this perspective is disarming because his erudition is evident. This reflects perfectly what it is like to know him in real life, and now we can all be richer for it."--Adam Sliwinski "Writing about Mazzariello's book is a bit like writing about music; it is elusive, yet clearly communicates; it is in our hands, not so unlike an LP, and we can feel its contents, believe that we can own it, but it slips through our fingers like sand, leaving a textured impression. And, as with our experiences with music, we learn and grow and feel through its embrace. This is poetic, personal, and full of humanity, it is beautifully written, warm, but with sharp edges, not so unlike the combination of vinyl and diamond-tipped needles that, together, bring 'the music itself' to us, with the aid of our ever-learning hands. It is a love song, indeed, for all of us who love music."--Dan Trueman "A kaleidoscopic blend of ethnomusicology, memoir, philosophy, and poetry, this lyrically soaring meditation on music and identity invites us to reflect, ever so gently, on the ways and reasons we engage with music, love it deeply, and strive endlessly to grok its ineffability with words. Mazzariello's words, chosen with insight, elegance, and grit, add to this human endeavor with unique and unforgettable illumination."--Sarah Kirkland Snider