Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 256
Trim: 7¼ x 9¼
978-0-7425-4115-3 • Hardback • February 2006 • $143.00 • (£110.00)
978-0-7425-4116-0 • Paperback • January 2006 • $60.00 • (£46.00)
978-1-4616-3859-9 • eBook • January 2006 • $57.00 • (£44.00)
David B. Knight is a geographer who has been on the faculties of Macalester College, De Paul University, Carleton University, and the University of Guelph. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with groups in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Scotland.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Introduction: Soundscapes, Geography, and Music
Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Time and Space
Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Waterscapes: Towards a Sea of Tranquility
Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Specific and Generalized Landscapes
Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Imagined and Mythic Landscapes
Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Searching for Meaning in Landscapes of Extremes
Chapter 8 Chapter 7: Landscapes of Death, Survival, and Remembrance
Chapter 9 Chapter 8: Music in Places
Chapter 10 Chapter 9: Conclusion
Chapter 11 Appendix: On Soundscapes and the Geography of Music
Chapter 12 References
As a conductor I thoroughly enjoyed Landscapes in Music. David Knight's approach develops broad perspectives by specific examples and provides a unique way of looking at orchestral music. Using geographical and musical landscapes and pointing out their relatedness gives true insight into the minds and music of the relevant composers. Fascinating.
— Henry Janzen, Conductor, Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
This is a valuable contribution to the cultural geography of landscapes and imagery. David Knight has abviously devoted much of his time to playing and listening to works that excite his interpretation of landscape.
— The Geographical Review
Landscapes in Music is an outstanding assignment for cultural geography courses; it belongs on every human geographer's bookshelf.
— Professional Geographer
From bird calls to folk songs, from babbling brooks to raging storms, from windswept expanses to echoing valleys, composers have been inspired by nature and culture, defining by musical idiom the regions and landscapes of our world. Geographer and musician David Knight takes his readers on a global euphonic journey of several centuries, creating new and fascinating contexts for the old and familiar as well as the modern and unconventional. This remarkable, innovative, and highly personal work delivers far more than its modest title implies.
— H. J. de Blij, Michigan State University