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Improvision : orphic art in the age of jazz

Title
Improvision : orphic art in the age of jazz / Simon Shaw-Miller.
Author
Shaw-Miller, Simon, 1960-
Publication
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2022.

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TextUse in library Sc E 22-1431Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
TextUse in library JME 22-236Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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Description
xii, 306 pages : illustrations (black and white), music; 24 cm
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Art, Modern > 20th century
  • Orphism (Art)
  • Art, Abstract
  • Art and music
  • Jazz
  • Art, Modern
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction and theoretical preliminaries: art, abstraction and all that jazz -- The sight and sound of nascent jazz: words, definitions & rags -- Orphism and a new tune I: dance, music, painting -- Orphism and a new tune II: words, music, image -- Orphism in America: art, machines and jazz rhythm -- Objects, improvisation and rhythm: Kandinsky, Duchamp and beyond.
Call Number
Sc E 22-1431
ISBN
  • 9781350203426
  • 1350203424
OCLC
1308465377
Author
Shaw-Miller, Simon, 1960- author.
Title
Improvision : orphic art in the age of jazz / Simon Shaw-Miller.
Publisher
London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2022.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
Sc E 22-1431
JME 22-236
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