Glenn Gould was one of the most innovative and prophetic musical thinkers of the twentieth century. Few musicians of his time have had as much influence on the way people think about the art of music, its purpose, its effects, its practitioners, its audiences.Glenn Gould, Music and Mind was the first, and for many years the only, study of Goulds work. It is about Gould as a musical thinker, Gould as a literary artist, Gould as a glorious misfit.Geoffrey Payzant taught music at Mount Allison University and philosophy at the University of Toronto. He specialized in musical aesthetics, and was particularly fascinated by Glenn Gould and Eduard Hanslick. No one who takes an interest in performing or listening to music, or in thinking about it, can fail to be informed and delighted by Payzant's exploration of the music and mind of Glenn Gould.
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"Absorbing and provocative..." (Music Canada )
"Drawn sympathetically, but with clear-eyed detachment." (Globe and Mail )
"A carefully researched and fascinating study of Canada's most controversial musical mind." (Toronto Star )
"Insightful..." (Contemporary Keyboard ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"Drawn sympathetically, but with clear-eyed detachment." (Globe and Mail )
"A carefully researched and fascinating study of Canada's most controversial musical mind." (Toronto Star )
"Insightful..." (Contemporary Keyboard ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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GEOFFREY PAYZANT was born in Halifax and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He taught at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick before joining the faculty of the University of Toronto.
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I've read nearly everything I can get my hands on concerning Gould. I skipped this one for a long time because it was an early study and I thought less valuable than later ones. Big mistake! This is one of the best books available on how Gould thought about what he did with his life in music. It presents the whole picture of his musical thinking perhaps better than anyone else. In other words, don't skip it if you want to know about the philosophy of his LIFE and MUSIC. Very valuable. Puts Gould's aesthetics on a whole new level.
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Glenn Gould was born in Toronto on September 25, 1932. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Glenn Gould, New Philosophy, New York, Royal Conservatory, Eaton Auditorium, New Listener, The Art of the Fugue, Last Resort, Columbia Records, Old Philosophy, Richard Strauss, Goldberg Variations, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Tel Aviv, The Idea of North, Arnold Schoenberg, United States, Hunter College, Alberto Guerrero, Arthur Rubinstein, Joachim Kaiser, Photo Department, The Latecomers, John Beckwith, Joseph Roddy New!
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Glenn Gould was born in Toronto on September 25, 1932. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Glenn Gould, New Philosophy, New York, Royal Conservatory, Eaton Auditorium, New Listener, The Art of the Fugue, Last Resort, Columbia Records, Old Philosophy, Richard Strauss, Goldberg Variations, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Tel Aviv, The Idea of North, Arnold Schoenberg, United States, Hunter College, Alberto Guerrero, Arthur Rubinstein, Joachim Kaiser, Photo Department, The Latecomers, John Beckwith, Joseph Roddy New!
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- Goldberg Variations: Piano Solo (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) by Ralph Kirkpatrick on 5 pages
- The Dynamics of Creation by Anthony Storr on 4 pages
- Music Observed by Bernard H. Haggin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Music and the Line of Most Resistance (Da Capo Press Music Reprint Series) by Artur Schnabel in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Genesis Of Artistic Creativity: Asperger's Syndrome And The Arts by Michael Fitzgerald in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Glenn Gould Catalog (Discographies) by Nancy Canning in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound by Andre Millard in Back Matter
- Preservation and Use of Historic Musical Instruments: Display Case or Concert Hall? (heritage list) by Robert Barclay in Back Matter
- Dear RSVP: Listeners Share Music, Life and Laughter with Leon Cole by Leon Cole on page 251
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