The Gesualdo Hex

Music, Myth, and Memory

Glenn Watkins

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Norton
29 January 2010

Music; Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600); Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

A riveting investigation of one of the most provocative musicians of the Renaissance, who continues to captivate composers, artists, and audiences today.

In this vivid tale of adultery and intrigue, witchcraft and murder, Glenn Watkins explores the fascinating life of Renaissance composer Gesualdo -- a life suffused with scandal and bordering on the fantastical -- as well as the undeniable impact of his music on a host of twentieth-century musicians and artists from Stravinsky and Schnittke to Abbado and Herzog. Tracing the vitalizing force of Renaissance chromaticism to our own day, this multifaceted account weaves together the cumulative experience of some of the most vibrant musicians of the past half century. The Gesualdo Hex considers how music inevitably takes on a new guise as it is revisited by subsequent generations and how history plays with the evidence. This compelling book asks us to grapple with our understanding not only of art and the artists who create it, but also of history itself.

By: Glenn Watkins
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 789g
ISBN: 9780393071023
ISBN 10: 0393071022
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 29 January 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Glenn Watkins is the author of four books, including Proof Through the Night: Music and the Great War, and Gesualdo: The Man and His Music and is a co-editor of Gesualdo's complete works.

Reviews for The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory

[A] brilliant look at how cultural influences propagate through time in strange and unpredictable ways... -- Library Journal With his second wonderfully illuminating book on Gesualdo, Watkins reconfirms the extremely significant role he has played in the further understanding of this remarkable prince's life and work. -- Brett Dean