Forces in Motion: Anthony Braxton and the Meta-reality of Creative Music (Dover Books on Music) - Softcover

Lock, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486824098 ISBN 13: 9780486824093

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2018

Synopsis

"This book should be required reading for anyone interested in my music," declared composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton. One of jazz's most important figures, Braxton transcends the usual critical boundaries with works ranging from a piece for 100 tubas to compositions for interplanetary orchestras. Based on interviews from a 1985 tour, this is a fascinating profile of a musical visionary and his ethical, political, and spiritual beliefs. "Absolutely essential reading." - The Wire.

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About the Author

Graham Lock is a freelance writer, Honorary Assistant Professor of American Music at the University of Nottingham, and author of several books, including Blutopia: Visions of the Future and Revisions of the Past in the Work of Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton and Chasing the Vibration: Meetings with Creative Musicians. He is co-editor (with David Murray) of The Hearing Eye and Thriving on a Riff, two collections on jazz and blues influences in other African American art forms, and editor of Mixtery: A Festschrift for Anthony Braxton.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486824098
• ISBN 13: 9780486824093
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416