ABSTRACT

Apparitions takes a new look at the critical legacy of one of the 20th century's most important and influential thinkers about music, Theodor W. Adorno. Bringing together an international group of scholars, the book offers new historical and critical insights into Adorno's theories of music and how these theories, in turn, have affected the study of contemporary art music, popular music, and jazz.

chapter |17 pages

Drifting

The Dialectics of Adorno's Philosophy of New Music

chapter |27 pages

Dire cela, sans savoir quoi

The Question of Meaning in Adorno and in the Musical Avant-Garde 1

chapter |16 pages

“The Elliptical Geometry of Utopia”

New Music Since Adorno 1

chapter |28 pages

Frankfurt School Blues

Rethinking Adorno's Critique of Jazz 1

chapter |20 pages

“Die Zerstörung der Symphonie”

Adorno and the Theory of Radio