Salomé Voegelin

I like what Voegelin has to say in this book; a lot. Her analysis of the cultural and philosophical aspects of contemporary sound works is very strong and I appreciate almost any discussion of new music that goes beyond music theory and other technical issues.

But I no longer have much tolerance for the awkward academic prose style that Voegelin uses in most of the book. Others have written far more clearly about abstract phenomenological matters and how they pertain to contemporary arts. If the writing in this book were less tortured, I would have given it five stars.… (más)