Julius Eastman: The Sonority of Blackness Otherwise

This paper analyzes the life and work of Julius Eastman (1940–1990), namely his 1980 Northwestern Concert Series and Grammy-nominated Eight Songs for A Mad King (1973) alongside anti-black state violence in the United States as sites of black sonority made legible through and against, what Christin...

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Main Author: Isaac Jean-Francois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2020-07-01
Series:Current Musicology
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/6772