Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny

Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny
ISBN-10
0708325181
ISBN-13
9780708325186
Category
Music
Pages
229
Language
English
Published
2012-01-07
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Author
Isabella van Elferen

Description

Gothic Music: The Sounds of the Uncanny traces sonic Gothic from the echoing footsteps in Gothic novels to the dark soundscapes of Goth club nights. This broad perspective importantly widens the scope of Gothic music from Goth subculture to literature, film, television and video games. This book also provides the musical and theoretical definition of Gothic music that lacks in current scholarship. Whether voicing the spectral beings of early cinema, announcing virtual terrors in video games, or intensifying the nocturnal rituals of Goth, Gothic music represents the sounds of the uncanny.

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