R. Murray Schafer: A Creative Life
- Author: Scott, L. Brett
R. Murray Schafer: A Creative Life
- Author: Scott, L. Brett
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R. Murray Schafer: A Creative Life is the authoritative exploration of the life and work of this preeminent Canadian composer, artist, educator, and activist. Working closely with the composer and his family, L. Brett Scott has created the most up-to-date and accurate exploration of Schafer. Scott draws on many public and private sources, including the composer’s own journals and correspondence, which have not been previously available to researchers.
Scott discusses Schafer’s extensive writings, including his research writings on Ezra Pound and E. T. A. Hoffmann, and his multiple works of fiction. The volume also includes a detailed summary of Schafer’s work in the field of acoustic ecology and recognition of his role as founder of the World Soundscape Project as well as an overview of his writings on creative music education.
With complete discussions of his theater works, choral compositions, compositions for voice, chamber pieces, orchestral compositions, and early and transitional works and a chronological list of compositions and select discography, this volume presents the most comprehensive study of Schafer and his enduring legacy.
Contents
- Part I - The Biography
- Chapter 1 - Family Background, Childhood, Teenage Years and University
- Chapter 2 - Uncertainty, the Temporal Muse, and Wanderlust
- Chapter 3 - Homecoming and Education from the Other Side
- Chapter 4 - Academia, Notoriety, and New Endeavors
- Chapter 5 - Country Life, Renewed Creativity, and Change
- Chapter 6 - Two Loves, Financial Concerns, and Homeland
- Chapter 7 - Solitude, Reconciliation, and New Challenges
- Part II - The Writings
- Chapter 8 - The Educational Writings
- Chapter 9 - The Soundscape Writings
- Chapter 10 - Scholarly Writings and Non-Fiction
- Chapter 11 - The Works of Fiction
- Part III - The Theatrical Works
- Chapter 12 - Loving and the non-Patria Works
- Chapter 13 - The Patria Cycle
- Part IV - The Compositions
- Chapter 14 - The Early and Transitional Compositions
- Chapter 15 - The Compositions for Choir
- Chapter 16 - The Compositions for Voice
- Chapter 17 - The Concerti and other Orchestral Works
- Chapter 18 - The Chamber, Solo, and Electronic Compositions
- Appendix 1 - Chronological List of Compositions
- Appendix 2 - Discography
