Virtuosity as rhetoric
Agency and transformation in Paganini's mastery of the violin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9237196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David L Palmer (University of Northern Colorado, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 341-357 |
| Publication date | 1998-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335639809384223 |
| OpenAlex | W2010605899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
While virtuosic‐or incredibly skilled‐action is recognized as an important facet of symbolic activity, talk of virtuosity is often limited to the superficial and deceptive uses of talent, a trend that constrains the rhetorical nature of human agency. This essay examines virtuosity as a performance in which the agent's display of extraordinary skill is valued because it transfigures cultural ideals concerning the expressive power of the human agent. The study examines in detail a concert by Nicola Paganini, the nineteenth century violinist whose striking expressive force functioned rhetorically to expand ideas concerning music and human agency, and to evoke a unique sense of communitas by embodying the ideals of the Romantic era
Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy) · Art · Art history · Linguistics · Literature · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · Transformation (genetics) · Violin · Academic Freedom and Politics · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Theater, Performance, and Music History
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2023 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |