Gurdjieff and Music
Author | : Johanna Petsche |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2015-02-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004284449 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004284443 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gurdjieff and Music by : Johanna Petsche
Download or read book Gurdjieff and Music written by Johanna Petsche and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gurdjieff and Music Johanna Petsche examines the large and diverse body of piano music produced by Armenian-Greek spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff (c.1866-1949) in collaboration with his devoted pupil Thomas de Hartmann (1885-1956). Petsche draws on a range of unpublished materials and data from original field research to critically situate and assess this music within its socio-cultural and unique religio-spiritual