Joel Clarkson
Biographic Data
| ID | 10069506 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel Clarkson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel |
| FAMILY NAME | Clarkson |
| SIGNATURE | CLARKSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Word Speaks Only in Silence
Amid the upheavals of music in the twentieth century, a new approach emerged for rendering the sacred in concert music: the use of silences, both real and analogical, to unveil spiritual meaning and activity in the world around the listener. Composers prevailed upon silences both literal and analogical in their music to affectively direct their listeners’ attention to the ostensible presence of the divine active in the world around them. A key in…
Annunciation and the Cross
Many of Scottish composer James MacMillan’s most essential works are influenced by his Catholic faith, and thematically focused on a theological expression of Incarnation and suffering worked out through a dissonant musical style. MacMillan has developed a robust public discourse that includes statements about his faith and the way it informs his music, and his forthright demeanor has often provoked tension with various figures and groups. This a…
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Annunciation and the Cross
Many of Scottish composer James MacMillan’s most essential works are influenced by his Catholic faith, and thematically focused on a theological expression of Incarnation and suffering worked out through a dissonant musical style. MacMillan has developed a robust public discourse that includes statements about his faith and the way it informs his music, and his forthright demeanor has often provoked tension with various figures and groups. This a…
The Word Speaks Only in Silence
Amid the upheavals of music in the twentieth century, a new approach emerged for rendering the sacred in concert music: the use of silences, both real and analogical, to unveil spiritual meaning and activity in the world around the listener. Composers prevailed upon silences both literal and analogical in their music to affectively direct their listeners’ attention to the ostensible presence of the divine active in the world around them. A key in…
Art (1 work) · Consonance and dissonance (1 work) · Diverse Music Education Insights (1 work) · Diverse Musicological Studies (1 work) · Faith (1 work) · Historical Studies of British Isles (1 work) · Hyperbole (1 work) · Incarnation (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work)