{"product_id":"magician-of-sound-29-jessie-fillerup-9780520379886","title":"Magician of Sound: Ravel and the Aesthetics of Illusion Volume 29","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench composer Maurice Ravel was described by critics as a magician, conjurer, and illusionist. Scholars have been aware of this historical curiosity, but none so far have explained why Ravel attracted such critiques or what they might tell us about how to interpret his music. \u003ci\u003eMagician of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e examines Ravel's music through the lens of illusory experience, considering how timbre, orchestral effects, figure\/ground relationships, and impressions of motion and stasis might be experienced as if they were conjuring tricks. Applying concepts from music theory, psychology, philosophy, and the history of magic, Jessie Fillerup develops an approach to musical illusion that newly illuminates Ravel's fascination with machines and creates compelling links between his music and other forms of aesthetic illusion, from painting and poetry to fiction and phantasmagoria. Fillerup analyzes scenes of enchantment and illusory effects in Ravel's most popular works, including \u003ci\u003eBol ro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Valse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaphnis et Chlo \u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRapsodie espagnole\u003c\/i\u003e, relating his methods and musical effects to the practice of theatrical conjurers. Drawing on a rich well of primary sources, \u003ci\u003eMagician of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e provides a new interdisciplinary framework for interpreting this enigmatic composer, linking magic and music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessie Fillerup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520379888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520379886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Jessie Fillerup","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989177172223,"sku":"9780520379886","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4dc47e2f-b486-4ebe-af1d-cbef6b772dbc.jpg?v=1683298014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magician-of-sound-29-jessie-fillerup-9780520379886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}