The Mimetic Strand in the Cello Literature: Within the Context of History, Instrument Design, Iconography and Cello Performance - Hardcover

by Maciej Goląb (Other), Jan Burzyński (Translator), Urszula Mizia (Author)

This book is the first integral study of the imitative art that has led to the creation of cello transcriptions and arrangements. It has an interdisciplinary character and covers issues related to philosophy, history of aesthetics and the art of cello making, as well as the fine arts, including iconography.

Author Biography

Urszula Mizia is a cellist, teacher and music event organiser. She works at the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland) as an associate professor at the Faculty of Arts and Educational Science. From 2016 to 2019, she was the vice-director of the Institute of Music. She obtained her PhD in 2001 at Cracow Academy of Music, and her habilitation in 2013 at Gdańsk Academy of Music. Since 1995, she has been the president of the Bielsko-Biala Music Society.