Tag Archives: Edgar Allan Poe

In the Cave of Sound

Posted on August 5, 2021 by davidtoop

“To him who is a cave in which my shout echoes.” Victor Segalen, from Stèles (1912). How was it, and when was it, that I encountered Victor Segalen’s peculiar little novel, Dans Un Monde Sonore, published in 1907? Probably when … Continue reading →

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Into the Maelstrom

Posted on June 25, 2012 by davidtoop

in progress, my next book: Into the Maelstrom: Improvised Music and the Pursuit Of Freedom . . . to research the history and practice of musical improvisation, notably the post-1960s ‘school’ known as free improvisation; to establish the cultural and … Continue reading →

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