After sound : toward a critical music /

"After Sound examines contemporary art practices that reconceive music beyond the limitation of sound. Coining the term "critical music," it examines a diverse collection of art projects which intervene into specific political and philosophical conflicts by exploring music's uniq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Barrett, G. Douglas (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Subjects:	Sound in art. Silence in art. Art and music. Music > Social aspects. MUSIC > History & Criticism. MUSIC > General. PHILOSOPHY > Aesthetics.

Table of Contents:

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Introduction: Music After SoundSilence and Collectivity
Chapter 1: The Limits of Performing Cage: Ultra-red's SILENT LISTEN
Chapter 2: The Silent Network: The Music of WandelweiserLanguage and Authority
Chapter 3: "IDEAS MATTER": Žižek Sings Pussy Riot
Chapter 4: Music to the Letter: Noise, Language, and the Letter from SchoenbergSpeculation and Sense
Chapter 5: The Debt of Philosophy: Music, Speculation, and The Sound of Debt
Chapter 6: The Metaphoricity of Sense: Hong-Kai Wang's Music While We Work
with Lindsey Lodhie
Conclusion: Music After Art
Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index.