1st Edition

Ton de Leeuw

Edited By Jurrien Sligter Copyright 1998
    230 Pages
    by Routledge

    230 Pages
    by Routledge

    Not a biography in the traditional sense, this book is a consideration of De Leeuw's thoughts and composition, first and foremost by the composer himself. A comprehensive world view is at the root of De Leeuw's musical conceptions made apparent by his travel diaries and his reflections on the social and cultural relationship between the East and West. The book's various authors view the composer's work against the background of their own widely divergent disciplines: contemporary music, non-Western music, music therapy, and intercultural developments.

    Introduction 1 People and Music in India 2 Travel Memories from Japan 3 Music in the East and the West- A Social Problem 4 Interaction of Cultures in Contemporary Music 5 Questions, Ideas and Expectations: Premises and Aims of an East-West Encounter 6 Back to the Source 7 Continuity and Change in Japanese Music 8 Traditional Music and Cultural Change: A Study in Acculturation 9 East-West Relations and Therapy- Music and Hemispheric Balance 10 Circles, Mirrors and Motion: An Analysis of Cyclicity in the Music of Ton de Leeuw 11 The Spatial Aspect in the Music of Ton de Leeuw

    Biography

    Edited by Jurrien Sligter translated by John Lydon.