Dr Edward Campbell鈥檚 book on the composer Pierre Boulez published by Cambridge University Press
聽Dr Edward Campbell鈥檚 new book 鈥楤oulez, Music and Philosophy鈥� has been published by Cambridge University Press on 19 August 2010 as part of the series 鈥楳usic in the Twentieth Century鈥�. It can be seen on the following weblink -
The book investigates a series of philosophically charged terms and concepts which Boulez uses in discussion of his music. Campbell examines significant encounters which link Boulez to the work of a number of important philosophers and thinkers, including Adorno, L茅vi-Strauss, Eco and Deleuze. Relating Boulez's music and ideas to broader currents of thought, the book illuminates a number of affinities linking music and philosophy, and also literature and visual art. These connections facilitate enhanced understanding of post-war modernist music and Boulez's distinctive approach to composition. Drawing on a wide range of previously unpublished documentary sources and providing musical analysis of a number of key scores, the book traces the changing musical, philosophical and intellectual currents which inform Boulez's work.