In just a
few months, a new book will be published by Mikolaj Rykowski (vice rector, Paderewski
Academy of Music, Poznan, Poland) as the fourth volume in Deep
Soundings: The Lexington Series in Historical Ethnomusicology (Lexington
Books, Rowman & Littlefield).
This book
applies the theoretical concept music glocalization and methods from historical
ethnomusicology to bring unprecedented insights into the life, times, and
social milieu of European composer Franz Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), who experienced
great success in the USA as well as central Europe. The book promises to be a
useful model for others who seek to apply an ethnomusicological perspective to western
art music.
Book description:
Music Glocalization and the Composer: The Case
of Franz Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924) examines the life and compositions of composer
Franz Xaver Scharwenka. Mikołaj Rykowski argues that Scharwenka held the
ability to function on a global scale relatively early in music history,
founding conservatories in Berlin and New York, becoming one of the first
artists to record music using cutting-edge audio technology of his time, namely
the Welte-Mignon rolls, and by staging his own opera at The Met. Using a
relatively new methodological perspective called music glocalization, Rykowski
enables us to explore the composer's cultural roots in Poland and observe how
the nineteenth century global sense of nationality influenced his musical
output.
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