Visions and Decisions: Imagination and Technique in Music Composition

by Bruce Adolphe

This Element investigates the balance and interaction of imagination (visions) and technique (decisions) in the composition of music and includes current scientific research on dreams, the hypnagogic state, emotions, and feelings. It also includes thoughts of composers past and present, and examines how works start from visions in a range of music, comparing musical ideas and techniques to models in other creative disciplines. The Element elucidates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009350501
• ISBN13: 9781009350501
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"