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Sound Representations of Memory

Sound Representations of Memory

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The author outlines how memory is treated by contemporary artists, philosophers,musicians, sociologists, musicologists, as well as victims of the Holocaust...She paints a rich landscape of how her subject features in the work ofcomposers and their collaborators, many of whom were motivated by memoriesof the Occupation.With such a subject, the discussion inevitably comes round to the uneasy relationshipbetween aesthetics and ethics. The author quotes Adorno: "Is poetrypossible after Auschwitz?". The work is an answer to that question, and an affirmativeone. It must be possible: to restore hope, and to invoke and sustainMemory, at least symbolically - by artistic means. Art, even when it disturbs,brings catharsis and preserves memory.The author impresses with her erudition, wealth of materials cited, musicalcompetence and critical insights.Krzysztof Szwajgier, The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music, Cracow,Poland.

Book information

ISBN: 9783631909577
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint: Peter Lang Edition
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 174
Weight: 302g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 11mm