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Readings for Next Week Readings for Next Week Readings can be found online at: Readings can be found online at: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lundyj/ http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lundyj/ Tuesday’s Class: Tuesday’s Class: Sharon Hays, “Structure and Agency and the Sharon Hays, “Structure and Agency and the Sticky Problem of Culture,” Sticky Problem of Culture,” [Whole Article] [Whole Article] William Sewell, “A theory of structure: William Sewell, “A theory of structure: duality, agency and transformation,” duality, agency and transformation,” pp. 1-21 pp. 1-21 Thursday’s Class Thursday’s Class Ann Swidler, “Culture in Action: Symbols and Ann Swidler, “Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies” Strategies” [Whole Article] [Whole Article] Eliasoph and Lichtermann, “Culture in Eliasoph and Lichtermann, “Culture in Interaction” Interaction” pp. 735-756, 782-784 pp. 735-756, 782-784

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Readings for Next WeekReadings for Next Week

Readings can be found online at:Readings can be found online at: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lundyj/http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lundyj/

Tuesday’s Class:Tuesday’s Class: Sharon Hays, “Structure and Agency and the Sticky Sharon Hays, “Structure and Agency and the Sticky

Problem of Culture,” Problem of Culture,” [Whole Article][Whole Article] William Sewell, “A theory of structure: duality, agency William Sewell, “A theory of structure: duality, agency

and transformation,”and transformation,” pp. 1-21 pp. 1-21

Thursday’s ClassThursday’s Class Ann Swidler, “Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies” Ann Swidler, “Culture in Action: Symbols and Strategies”

[Whole Article][Whole Article] Eliasoph and Lichtermann, “Culture in Interaction” Eliasoph and Lichtermann, “Culture in Interaction” pp. pp.

735-756, 782-784735-756, 782-784

The Sociology of CultureThe Sociology of Culture

Art and Society: ReceptionArt and Society: Reception

Some Definitions for Next Some Definitions for Next WeekWeek

Agency = The power of individual people to Agency = The power of individual people to make choices on their own.make choices on their own.

Structure = The power of human Structure = The power of human relationships to determine the life of relationships to determine the life of individuals.individuals.

Culture = The mental or cognitive Culture = The mental or cognitive components of individuals and structures.components of individuals and structures.

The Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel (Pre-Restoration)(Pre-Restoration)

The Sistine Chapel The Sistine Chapel (Post-Restoration)(Post-Restoration)

Ancient Roman Sculpture Ancient Roman Sculpture RevisedRevised

Arvo PärtArvo Pärt

The Paradoxes:The Paradoxes: Pärt’s music is avant-garde, but unlike Pärt’s music is avant-garde, but unlike

other avant-garde composers, he is well other avant-garde composers, he is well liked by the general publicliked by the general public

Critics on PärtCritics on Pärt

……the sound of angels' wings…the sound of angels' wings…

……He enchants by the spirit…He enchants by the spirit…

His impulse toward simplicity and His impulse toward simplicity and toward a music which expressed his toward a music which expressed his deep spirituality guided him in deep spirituality guided him in developing a powerfully affecting style developing a powerfully affecting style of composition of composition

Critics on Other “New Critics on Other “New Music”Music”

… … didactic … thinly inspired …didactic … thinly inspired …

… … [a] postmodern age of triviality [a] postmodern age of triviality and camp …and camp …

… … serialism and chance music had serialism and chance music had something else in common: neither something else in common: neither system "workedsystem "worked““… …

Underlying Scheme for Pärt’s Underlying Scheme for Pärt’s MagnificatMagnificat

Pierre Boulez’s Pierre Boulez’s Structures Structures 1A1A

Arvo Pärt’s Arvo Pärt’s MagnificatMagnificat

Arvo PärtArvo Pärt

The Paradoxes:The Paradoxes: Pärt’s music is avant-garde, but unlike Pärt’s music is avant-garde, but unlike

other avant-garde composers, he is well other avant-garde composers, he is well liked by the general publicliked by the general public

He writes music that is studied in He writes music that is studied in universities as “art” music, but at the universities as “art” music, but at the same time, he has made relatively large same time, he has made relatively large profits selling his CDs.profits selling his CDs.

Pärt’s CredentialsPärt’s Credentials

““High” Art:High” Art: 4 Honorary Degrees from Universities4 Honorary Degrees from Universities 3 Honorary Memberships in Ceremonial Academies3 Honorary Memberships in Ceremonial Academies Numerous Composition Awards in Multiple CountriesNumerous Composition Awards in Multiple Countries

““Pop” Art:Pop” Art: Nominated 5 Times for a “Grammy” AwardNominated 5 Times for a “Grammy” Award Soundtrack to Many Films (including Fahrenheit Soundtrack to Many Films (including Fahrenheit

9/11, and 2003 Oscar Winner 9/11, and 2003 Oscar Winner Les Invasions Les Invasions BarbaresBarbares))

One Album (One Album (De ProfundisDe Profundis) Sold 80,000 Copies ) Sold 80,000 Copies WorldwideWorldwide

Long-Term vs. Short-Term Long-Term vs. Short-Term ProductionProduction

Comparative Comparative sales growth of sales growth of three different three different books published books published by by Editions de Editions de Minuit Minuit

Pärt’s Pärt’s TriodionTriodion

Morton Feldman’s Morton Feldman’s Intersection 3Intersection 3

Pärt as “Estonian Monk”Pärt as “Estonian Monk”

Music Critic on Pärt and Music Critic on Pärt and EstoniaEstonia

““The sun shines just as brightly and The sun shines just as brightly and just as often in Estonia as anywhere just as often in Estonia as anywhere else, but such is the power of musical else, but such is the power of musical impressions that many in the West impressions that many in the West will imagine it a monochrome land of will imagine it a monochrome land of somber people praying in somber people praying in penitentially drafty churches.”penitentially drafty churches.”

Interview with PärtInterview with Pärt

I.R.:I.R.: What do you think has changed in your creative What do you think has changed in your creative process? Say, technically as well as in content? process? Say, technically as well as in content?

A.P.:A.P.: (makes some obscure movements in the air with his (makes some obscure movements in the air with his hand) Well, that way... hand) Well, that way...

E.P.:E.P.: What is "that way"? But maybe you don't start writing What is "that way"? But maybe you don't start writing at all but dancing instead. Tell me "that way" is? What at all but dancing instead. Tell me "that way" is? What sound it is? sound it is?

A.P.:A.P.: What sound? What sound? E.P.:E.P.: What colour does this sound have? What colour does this sound have? A.P.:A.P.: Blue. Blue. E.P.:E.P.: Good, we reached somewhere at last. Does it fly or Good, we reached somewhere at last. Does it fly or

jump or walk? jump or walk? A.P.:A.P.: The sun is shining there, but we don't see the sun. The sun is shining there, but we don't see the sun.

Pärt and ConservatismPärt and Conservatism

““Not a day goes by, it begins to Not a day goes by, it begins to seem, not a blessed day, without a seem, not a blessed day, without a new recording of new music steeped new recording of new music steeped in devotion.” in devotion.”

-- Matthew Gurewitsch, “A Search for Spirituality Is the Stuff -- Matthew Gurewitsch, “A Search for Spirituality Is the Stuff of New Disks,” New York Times (1999). of New Disks,” New York Times (1999).