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Experimentalism Otherwise: The New York Avant-Garde and Its Limits
Benjamin Piekut
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Hardback. Takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. This title examines five disparate events. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
In "Experimental Otherwise", Benjamin Piekut takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. Focusing on one place and time - New York City, 1964 - Piekut examines five disparate events: the New York Philharmonic's disastrous performance of John Cage's Atlas Eclipticalis; Henry Flynt's demonstrations against the downtown avant-garde; Charlotte Moorman's Avant Garde Festival; the founding of the Jazz Composers Guild; and, the emergence of Iggy Pop. Drawing together a colorful array of personalities, Piekut argues that each of these examples points to a failure and marks a limit or boundary of canonical experimentalism. ... Read more
In "Experimental Otherwise", Benjamin Piekut takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. Focusing on one place and time - New York City, 1964 - Piekut examines five disparate events: the New York Philharmonic's disastrous performance of John Cage's Atlas Eclipticalis; Henry Flynt's demonstrations against the downtown avant-garde; Charlotte Moorman's Avant Garde Festival; the founding of the Jazz Composers Guild; and, the emergence of Iggy Pop. Drawing together a colorful array of personalities, Piekut argues that each of these examples points to a failure and marks a limit or boundary of canonical experimentalism. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
California Studies in 20th-Century Music
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520268500
SKU
V9780520268500
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About Benjamin Piekut
Benjamin Piekut is Assistant Professor of Musicology at Cornell University.
Reviews for Experimentalism Otherwise: The New York Avant-Garde and Its Limits
"Richly deserving superlatives, [Experimentalism Otherwise] is a memorable, exciting, rigorous, and beautifully written book of considerable importance."
Edward Crooks, University of York Tacet "This is an important book, and should be part of every academic music library."
Clemens Greeser Notes (Music Library Assoc) "Objective, insightful prose" All About Jazz "An original and important book... Impressive in its scope... ... Read more
Edward Crooks, University of York Tacet "This is an important book, and should be part of every academic music library."
Clemens Greeser Notes (Music Library Assoc) "Objective, insightful prose" All About Jazz "An original and important book... Impressive in its scope... ... Read more