The aesthetics of imperfection in music and the arts : spontaneity, flaws and the unfinished
The aesthetics of imperfection in music and the arts
Bok · Engelsk · 2022
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| Omfang | xv, 399 sider : illustrasjoner i svart hvitt
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| Opplysninger | Først utgitt: New York, 2020. - Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: The positive value of imperfection -- Chapter 1: The aesthetics of imperfectionThe finished work, and process versus product -- Chapter 2: Taking aim at imperfection -- Chapter 3: The aesthetics of imperfection -- Chapter 4: Reflections on the value of imperfection in crafts through the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi; Chapter 5: Built from the root, ever-changing at the bloom: The role of imperfection in systems of musical phonology, morphology and syntax -- Chapter 6: Imperfect world -- Part II: Social and cultural context -- Chapter 7: A socially situated approach to aesthetics: Games and challenges in Karnatak music -- Chapter 8: A social aesthetics of imperfectionSpontaneity and meaning in pop on the streets of China -- Chapter 9: Age, process and self-raising flour -- Chapter 10: Learning music aesthetics through imperfection: The transmission of shakuhachi music; Part III: Composition versus improvisation -- Chapter 11: The interdependence of composition and improvisation -- Chapter 12: Improvising beyond Hamilton's aesthetics of imperfection -- Chapter 13: Better than perfect: Dave Brubeck and the aesthetics of imperfection -- Chapter 14: The aesthetics of imperfection in jazz and free improvisation -- Chapter 15: Decisions, revisions, intentions and integrity: A subjective understanding of composition and improvisation -- Chapter 16: A literary aesthetic of perfection and imperfection -- Part IV: Interpretation and freedom; Chapter 17: Embracing serendipity in classicalperformance -- Chapter 18: That is not freedom, that is taking licence: The pitfalls in performing Morton Feldman's graph scores -- Chapter 19: Expanding the ideal: Systemic music as a dialogue of becoming -- Part V: Risk, disruption and failure -- Chapter 20: Live coding and failure -- Chapter 21: The aesthetics of failure -- Chapter 22: The mistake as material -- Chapter 23: The aesthetics of imperfection: Mistakes and hearing what you intend -- Chapter 24: Risk in improvisation and in comedy; Chapter 25: Risk, failure and courage: Improvisation and stand-up comedy -- Chapter 26: Inciting uncertainty -- Chapter 27: Championing risk and discovery: Satoko Fujii and the experimental composition-improvisation continuum -- Part VI: Collaboration in performance -- Chapter 28: Imperfect unity and productive frictions: Ethics and aesthetics of play in dance improvisation -- Chapter 29: Cross purposes: Imperfect interactions when improvising with others -- Chapter 30: An audience for free jazz: Joe McPhee Interviewed. - "The aesthetics of imperfection emphasises spontaneity, disruption, process and energy over formal perfection and is often ignored by many commentators or seen only in improvisation. This comprehensive collection is the first time imperfection has been explored across all kinds of musical performance, whether improvisation or interpretation of compositions. Covering music, visual art, dance, comedy, architecture and design, it addresses the meaning, experience, and value of improvisation and spontaneous creation across different artistic media. A distinctive feature of the volume is that it brings together contributions from theoreticians and practitioners, presenting a wider range of perspectives on the issues involved. Contributors look at performance and practice across Western and non-Western musical, artistic and craft forms. Composers and non-performing artists offer a perspective on what is 'imperfect' or improvisatory within their work, contributing further dimensions to the discourse. The Aesthetics of Imperfection in Music and the Arts features 39 chapters organised into eight sections and written by a diverse group of scholars and performers. They consider divergent definitions of aesthetics, employing both 18th-century philosophy and more recent socially and historically situated conceptions making this an essential, up-to-date resource for anyone working on either side of the perfection-imperfection debate"
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| ISBN | 9781350331037 : £39.99
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