Musical scores and the eternal present : theology, time, and Tolkien /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 13 May, 2022 - 22:42

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Bertoglio, Chiara,

Source:

Pickwick Publications,, Eugene, Oregon, United States, p.xv, 192 pages ; (2021)

ISBN:

1725295032

Call Number:

ML3921

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst01030421, (OCoLC)fst01149559, (OCoLC)fst01151043, (OCoLC)fst01151110, aat, Aspect religieux., fast, Music, Musique, Religious aspects., Temps dans la musique., Temps., Theology, Theology., Théologie., Time, Time in music., Time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and indexes.1. Time and the eternal present -- 2. Musical scores and temporality -- 3. Music as a syntax of time -- 4. Observing the score -- Cadenza -- Intermezzo -- 5. Beholding God -- 6. Polyphonic improvisations -- 7. Discord and dissonance -- 8. Creation and sub-creation -- Quodlibet -- Encore.Music is played and heard in time, yet it is also embodied in space by musical scores. The observation of a musical score turns time into space and allows musicians to embrace the flow of time in a single glance. This experience constitutes a symbol for the Eternal Present, the simultaneous knowledge of all time outside time. This book analyzes the implications of this view through a variety of interdisciplinary perspetives, linking theology, philosophy, literature, and music. It also studies how this theme has been foreshadowed in the writings of Dante and J.R.R. Tolkien, demonstrating the connections between their masterpieces and the aesthetics of their times. The result is a fascinating itinerary through the history of culture, thought, and music, but also a deeply theological and spiritual experience. --From back cover.