Praise for Samuel Beckett, Repetition and Modern Music
“Samuel Beckett's experiments at the intersection of music and
literature are among the most unique and interesting of their kind.
McGrath's study contributes new elements to our understanding of
Beckett's work in this area, particularly in its potential to enrich the
thinking of musicians and composers. Not "just" a book on Beckett, it
makes Beckett the starting point for a number of fruitful meditations on
repetition, representation, improvisation, and structural
experimentation in the arts. The chapters on Morton Feldman and Scott
Fields are especially welcome in this regard.” - Eric Prieto, University
of California, Santa Barbara
"a wonderful new book ... McGrath dives deep into the musicality of Beckett’s work and how it has shaped certain aspects of modern music, focusing mainly on the works of Feldman and the guitarist Scott Fields. McGrath’s book isn’t the first to deal with music and Beckett, but it is an important step forward in that area." - David Menestres, Burning Ambulance
Monograph
Samuel Beckett, Repetition and Modern Music (New York and London: Routledge, 2018). ISBN: 978-1472475374.
