The work of Austrian composer Bernhard Lang defies easy categorization. His music references a wide range of styles and sound worlds, sharing links with not only free jazz and experimental composition but also turntablism, hip hop, DJ-culture, rock and electronic dance music (EDM). In this first book-length study of Lang's work to appear in English, Christine Dysers identifies the phenomenon of repetition as a central concern in the composer's thinking and making. Lang's artistic practice is identified as one of 'loop aesthetics': a creative poetics in which repetition serves not only as methodology, but also as subject matter. Fusing critical musicology, aesthetic theory, poststructuralist thought and music analysis, the author brings fresh insight to the work of an award-winning contemporary composer.
Dr Christine Dysers is a postdoctoral researcher at the Uppsala University Department of Musicology. Her research is broadly concerned with music after 1989, with a particular focus on the aesthetics of repetition, music and the political, musical borrowing, and the notion of the uncanny. Christine holds a Ph.D. in music from City, University of London. In 2021, she was appointed as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the Department of Music at Columbia University.
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Dr Christine Dysers is a postdoctoral researcher at the Uppsala University department of musicology. Her research is broadly concerned with music after 1989, with a particular focus on the aesthetics of repetition, music and the political, musical borrowing, and the notion of the uncanny. Christine holds a PhD in music from City, University of London. In 2021, she was appointed as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the department of music at Columbia University.