Reaching beyond the West: Asian resonances in American radicalism
Reaching beyond the West: Asian resonances in American radicalism
The three articles contained in this issue of American Music had their origins in a panel session at the 1998 annual conference of the Sonneck Society for American Music, held in Kansas City, Missouri. Under the heading "Reaching beyond the West: Asian Resonances in American Radicalism," participants sought to explore the impact of Asian ideas and ideals on twentieth-century American radical music. The session consisted principally of three papers - the bases of these articles - among which were interspersed complementary performances of representative piano pieces. The performances, given by Brian Marks of Baylor University, were of the Japanese Sketch from Oriental Impressions by Henry Eichheim (1870-1942); the second of the Three Paeans by Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985); three movements - Rain Jhala, Third Interlude, and Jhala of the Waterfall - from the Shalimar Suite by Alan Hovhaness (b. 1911); and the conclusion to Act III of Satyagraha by Philip Glass (b. 1937), in the composer's own transcription. As convener for the session, I provided contextualizing remarks for the papers and performances, and also chaired an extended concluding discussion among panelists and attendees.
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Nicholls, David
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1999
Nicholls, David
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Nicholls, David
(1999)
Reaching beyond the West: Asian resonances in American radicalism.
American Music, 17 (2), .
Abstract
The three articles contained in this issue of American Music had their origins in a panel session at the 1998 annual conference of the Sonneck Society for American Music, held in Kansas City, Missouri. Under the heading "Reaching beyond the West: Asian Resonances in American Radicalism," participants sought to explore the impact of Asian ideas and ideals on twentieth-century American radical music. The session consisted principally of three papers - the bases of these articles - among which were interspersed complementary performances of representative piano pieces. The performances, given by Brian Marks of Baylor University, were of the Japanese Sketch from Oriental Impressions by Henry Eichheim (1870-1942); the second of the Three Paeans by Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985); three movements - Rain Jhala, Third Interlude, and Jhala of the Waterfall - from the Shalimar Suite by Alan Hovhaness (b. 1911); and the conclusion to Act III of Satyagraha by Philip Glass (b. 1937), in the composer's own transcription. As convener for the session, I provided contextualizing remarks for the papers and performances, and also chaired an extended concluding discussion among panelists and attendees.
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