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Occult Arts of Music : An Esoteric Survey from Pythagoras to Pop Culture by David Huckvale (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10078647324X
ISBN-139780786473243
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038413122
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameOccult Arts of Music : an Esoteric Survey from Pythagoras Topop Culture
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
SubjectHistory & Criticism, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Huckvale
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Music, Religion
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-030588
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Huckvale presents a fascinating survey of the relationships between ancient, medieval, early modern, and contemporary 'occult arts' and Western music"-- Reference & Research Book News ., "Huckvale presents a fascinating survey of the relationships between ancient, medieval, early modern, and contemporary 'occult arts' and Western music"- Reference & Research Book News .
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal781.1
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Preface One--The Music of the Spheres Two--Masonic Music Three--The Birth of the Demonic Four--Wagner's Racial Mysticism and Schoenberg's Numerical Superstition Five--Synesthesia Six--Theosophy Seven--Phantoms at the Opera Eight--Dancing with Death Nine--Fairy Music Ten--Satan Rocks: Popular Music and the Occult Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisOccult traditions have inspired musical ingenuity for centuries. From the Pythagorean concept of a music of the spheres to the occult subculture of 20th-century pop and rock, music has often attempted to express mystical states of mind, cosmic harmony, the demonic and the divine--nowhere more so, perhaps, than in the music for films such as The Mephisto Waltz, The Devil Rides Out, Star Trek, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Omen and The Exorcist . This survey explores how such film music works and uncovers its origins in Pythagorean and Platonic ideas about the divine order of the universe and its essentially numerical/musical nature. Chapters trace the influence of esoteric Freemasonry on Mozart and Beethoven, the birth of "demonic" music in the 19th century with composers such as Weber, Berlioz and Liszt, Wagner's racial mysticism, Schoenberg's numerical superstition, the impact of synesthesia on art music and film, the effect of theosophical ideas on composers such as Scriabin and Holst, supernatural opera and ballet, fairy music and, finally, popular music in the 1960s and '70s., Occult traditions have inspired considerable musical ingenuity over the centuries, as well as some undeniable masterpieces. Music has often attempted to express mystical states of mind, cosmic harmony, the demonic and the divine - nowhere more so, perhaps, than in the music for occult and science fiction films. This wide-ranging survey explores how such film music works and uncovers its origins in Pythagorean and Platonic ideas about the divine order of the universe and its essentially numerical/musical nature.
LC Classification NumberML3800.H77 2013
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