{"product_id":"matter-of-north-brent-wetters-9798855803150","title":"Matter of North: Essays on Glenn Gould and the Idea of North","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDocuments and illuminates Glenn Gould's groundbreaking radio composition, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Idea of North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatter of North\u003c\/i\u003e collects essays and source material related to Glenn Gould's landmark 1967 radio documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of North\u003c\/i\u003e. The most famous product (other than his studio piano recordings) of Gould's 1964 decision to abandon the concert stage for the recording studio, it combines Gould's interests in the contrapuntal (by the simultaneous layering of speaking voices) with philosophy and a life-long fascination with the Canadian Arctic. Because the documentary is a multivalent work, the contributors approach the documentary from unique perspectives (sociological, philosophical, music-theoretical, ethnomusicological), each illuminating a salient aspect of the work. The source-material section includes for the first time the complete interview responses by Gould's five participants, along with other important documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brent Wetters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855803150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Brent Wetters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520894058751,"sku":"9798855803150","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9295ce15-b1b7-444a-ae35-a38371d53fb8.jpg?v=1762887611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matter-of-north-brent-wetters-9798855803150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}