Thurley, O orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-8800 (2015) Disappearing Sounds: Fragility in the music of Jakob Ullmann. Tempo, 69 (274). pp. 5-21. ISSN 0040-2982
Abstract
The music of Jakob Ullmann (b. 1958) is notable for its protracted structural stasis and delicacy; its fusion of rigorously engineered notational systems, abstract graphical elements and Byzantine iconography; and – above all – its unrelenting quietness. This article offers a rare view into Ullmann's compositional practices, with a specific focus upon the role of fragility in the work. Exploring this concept of fragility as a musical feature, this article considers a number of Ullmann's works from the perspectives of the compositions and their scores, the performance and the agency of performers and, finally, how audiences may listen to this fragility. The article concludes with a consideration of the importance of fragility to Ullmann's oeuvre, and of how it might help us to further understand his music.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Cambridge University Press. This article has been published in a revised form in Tempo at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298215000339. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Music (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2017 15:41 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2018 19:15 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298215000339 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0040298215000339 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:112177 |