Music of Simon Holt

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Bringing together well-known writers with composers and performers, this volume gives a complete overview of Holt's creative work up to 2015.British composer Simon Holt (b. 1958) has been a leading presence in contemporary music since the early 1980s and Kites. His output is diverse, comprising chamber music, concertos for diverse instruments, songs, piano musicand opera. Holt is a composer who demands unusual commitment from his interpreters - the intricate sound-worlds he creates often contain complex, rich textures, offset by 'still centres' - for the purpose of making music which speaks with extraordinary power.Bringing together well-known writers with composers and performers, this volume gives a complete overview of Holt's creative work up to 2015 and Fool is hurt. It uses a variety of approaches to help readers, listeners and players to find ways into the pieces and to understand the influence of visual art and poetry on Holt's work. Colour illustrations, music examples, tables and sketch facsimiles offer a rounded impression of Holt's inspiration and thought to date. Also included are a wide-ranging conversation between Simon Holt and the artist Julia Bardsley, and a text by the conductor Thierry Fischer. The volume also offers the first detailed catalogue of Holt's compositions, drawn up together with the composer. It reveals that the last twenty years have seen no slowing-up in his rate of creative production, notwithstanding that the nature of his writing has changed during this time.DAVID CHARLTON is Professor Emeritus of Music History, Royal Holloway, University of London.Contributors: JULIA BARDSLEY, DAVID BEARD, DAVID CHARLTON, THIERRY FISCHER, ANTHONY GILBERT, STEPHEN GUTMAN, MELINDA MAXWELL, RICHARD MCGREGOR, STEPH POWER, PHILIP RUPPRECHT, SIMON SPEARE, REBECCA THUMPSTON, EDWARD VENN

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Utgivningsdatum2017-09-15
Mått156 x 234 x 30 mm
Vikt982 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor362
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9781783272235

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Introduction: Memories of Magical Moonlight: Simon Holt's years as a composition student - Anthony GilbertDuende y Duelos: the Andalusian spirit in the Lorca settings - Anthony GilbertAn Interplay of Passion and Spirit: The Nightingale's to Blame - Images in Sound: Movement, Harmony and Colour in the Early Music - Philip RupprechtMyth and Narrative in 3 for Icarus - Edward VennSound, Sense and Syntax: The Emily Dickinson Settings - Steph PowerPiano music - Stephen GutmanRedefining the cello's voice: Musical agency in feet of clay - Rebecca ThumpstonPerformance and reflections: Holt's music for oboe and cor anglais - Melinda MaxwellShaking the Bars: The Yellow Wallpaper - Steph PowerListening to the River's Roar: Stance, Texture and Space in the Concertos - David BeardOrchestral Works in Performance - Thierry FischerOblique themes and still centres: a conversation between Julia Bardsley and Simon Holt - Julia BardsleySketching and Idea-Gathering - Simon SpeareArt, Conceptualism and Politics in Holt's music - David CharltonAppendix A: Overview and Catalogue of Pieces - David CharltonAppendix B: Texts by Simon Holt for Raju Raghuvanshi is a ghost and The Legend of MelusineBibliography

[T]he essays in this collection offer an overdue investigation of [Holt's] style, methods, and artistic viewpoint. They form a useful resource for those concerned with Holt's music as well as those interested in British art music at the turn of the millennium, or in composers of texture, timbre, and gesture. The variety of perspectives represented by the authors for this volume's greatest strength. . . . [A]pplicable to a wide readership. NOTES, JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION This collection of essays is especially enlightening and is the first to finally provide detailed information about Holt's compositions. . . . [T]his pioneering text will no doubt provide a significant foundation for future Holt studies . . . [and] will inspire future discussions and analyses of the composer's music.