{"product_id":"experiencing-mahler-a-listeners-companion-paperback","title":"Experiencing Mahler: A Listener's Companion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArved Ashby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExperiencing Mahler \u003c\/i\u003esurveys the symphonies and major song sets of Gustav Mahler, presenting them not just as artworks but as vivid and deeply felt journeys. Mahler took the symphony, perhaps the most tradition-bound genre in Western music, and opened it to the widest span of human experience. He introduced themes of love, nature, the chasmic depth of midnight, making peace with death, facing rebirth, seeking one's creator, and being at one with God. Arved Ashby offers the non-specialist a general introduction into Mahler's seemingly unbounded energy to investigate the elements that make each work an experiential adventure--one that has redefined the symphonic genre in new ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to the standard nine symphonies, Ashby discusses \u003ci\u003eDas Lied von der Erde\u003c\/i\u003e, the three most commonly heard song sets (the \u003ci\u003eLieder eines fahrenden Gesellen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKindertotenlieder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRückert-Lieder\u003c\/i\u003e), and the unfinished Tenth Symphony (in Cooke's edition). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eExperiencing Mahler \u003c\/i\u003eis a far-reaching and often provocative search for meaning in the music of one of the most beloved composers of all time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArved Ashby\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of music at the Ohio State University, where he specializes in 20th and 21st century art music as well as cultural history and media and communications. He has published articles on Arnold Schoenberg, Frank Zappa, and Benjamin Britten, and he has taught classes on topics as varied as ancient music, Philip Glass' film music, and 20th-century music through the prism of the Beatles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50314739581165,"sku":"9781538198865","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/uCVu4_ErT59781538198865.webp?v=1784666941","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/experiencing-mahler-a-listeners-companion-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}