The Aesthetics of Silence in the Works of Federico Mompou, Chou Wen Chung, and George Crumb

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Main Author:	Wang, Serena
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2013
Subjects:	Music silence Chou Wen-Chung John Cage Musica callada George Crumb Taoism
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378195060

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13781950602021-08-03T06:19:39Z The Aesthetics of Silence in the Works of Federico Mompou, Chou Wen Chung, and George Crumb Wang, Serena Music silence Chou Wen-Chung John Cage Musica callada George Crumb Taoism With 4'33" John Cage brought silence to the forefront of musical discourse. The avant-garde composer engaged with and promoted “silence” at an unprecedented level, but silence beyond Cage, in my opinion, has not received adequate coverage. This thesis engages in the aesthetics of silence in the twentieth century. Treating silence as a compositional tool and musical style, I examine silence’s different manifestations in the instrumental works by Federico Mompou (1893–1987), Chou Wen-Chung (b. 1923), and George Crumb (b. 1929). I begin by defining different manifestations and functions of silence, among which are structural, rhetorical, and metaphorical silences. The remainder of the thesis consists of case studies where I interpret these silences based on the musical, cultural, and biographical contexts. The case studies include Mompou’s first collection of Musica callada (1959); Chou’s String Quartet No. 1, “Clouds” (1996); and Crumb’s Music for a Summer Evening (1974). 2013 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378195060 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378195060 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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The Aesthetics of Silence in the Works of Federico Mompou, Chou Wen Chung, and George Crumb

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