Mario Lavista mirrors of sounds / Ana R. Alonso-Minutti.
| Author/creator | Alonso-Minutti, Ana R., 1976- |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xix, 361 pages :b illustrations, music : 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Series | Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music |
| Contents | Introduction. The Mirrors of Sounds in Lavista's Music -- Embracing a Cosmopolitan Ideal -- Permuting Cage, Permuting Music -- Poetic Encounters and Instrumental Affairs -- Of Birds, Ballerinas, and Other Creatures -- Mirrors of a Superior Order : Tradition, Memory, and Spirituality -- The Composer as Intellectual : Mario Lavista and El Colegio Nacional -- Epilogue: Nihil novum sub sole : Perpetual Mirrors -- Appendix : Chronological List of Works of Mario Lavista. |
| Abstract | "Composer, pianist, editor, writer, and pedagogue Mario Lavista (1943-2021) was a central figure of the cultural and artistic scene in Mexico and one of the leading Ibero-American composers of his generation. His music is often described as evocative and poetic, noted for his meticulous attention to timbre and motivic permutation, and his creative trajectory was characterized by its intersections with the other arts, particularly poetry and painting. Understanding analysis as an affective practice, this study explores the intertextual connections between the multiple texts-musical or otherwise-that are present in Lavista's music. It argues that, through adopting an interdisciplinary and transhistorical approach to music composition, Lavista forged a cosmopolitan imaginary to challenge imposed stereotypes of what Mexican music should sound like. This imaginary becomes a strategy of resistance against imperialist agendas placed upon postcolonial peripheries. Departing from traditional biographical and chronological frameworks that exalt masters and masterworks, this book offers a nuanced, personal narrative informed by conversations with composers, performers, artists, choreographers, poets, writers, and filmmakers. Implementing an innovative mosaic of methodologies, from archival work, to musical and intertextual analysis, oral history, and (auto)ethnography, this book is the first to offer a contextual framing of Lavista's career within a panoramic view of contemporary music practices in Mexico during the past fifty years"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023032487 |
| ISBN | 9780190212728 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |