The Culminating Synthesis of the Arts in Richard Wagner's Gesamtkunstwerk
Author : Sylvia Burks
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Page : 222 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 1979
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Author : Sylvia Burks
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Page : 222 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 1979
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Author : Jack Madison Stein
Publisher : Detroit, Wayne U. P
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Music and literature
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Author : Jack Madison Stein
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Page : 230 pages
File Size : 17,13 MB
Release : 1960
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Author : Hilda Meldrum Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199325448
The Gesamtkunstwerk ('total work of art'), once a key concept in Wagner studies, has become problematic. This book sheds light on this conundrum by first tracing the development of the concept in the 19th century through selected examples, some of which include combinations of different art forms. It then focuses on the culmination of the Gesamtkunstwerk in Wagner's theories and in the practice of his late music dramas, of which Der Ring des Nibelungen is the most complete representation. Finally, the book contrasts the view of the Ring as a fusion of dramatic text and music with the 20th century trend towards Deconstruction in Wagnerian productions and the importance of Régie. Against this trend a case is made here for a fresh critical approach and a reconsideration of the nature and basis for the fundamental unity which has hitherto been widely perceived in Wagner's Ring. Approaches through Leitmotiv alone are no longer acceptable. However, in conjunction with another principle, Moment, which Wagner insisted on combining with Motive, these can be ingeniously 'staged' and steered to dramatic ends by means of musical dynamics and expressive devices such as accumulation. Analysis of the two Erda scenes demonstrates how this complex combination of resources acts as a powerful means of fusion of the musical and dramatic elements in the Ring and confirms its status as a Gesamtkunstwerk.
Author : Jack M. Stein
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Page : 229 pages
File Size : 33,89 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
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ISBN : 9780758106209
Author : Richard Wagner
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Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Music
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Author : Jack M. Stein
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 31,60 MB
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781376213157
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Author : Jack M. Stein
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Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 1960
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Author : Richard Wagner
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 2008-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781409937104
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (later called music dramas). Wagner s musical style is often considered the epitome of classical music s Romantic period, due to its unprecedented exploration of emotional expression. He transformed musical thought through his idea of Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork), the synthesis of all the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, epitomized by his monumental four-opera cycle The Ring of the Niebelung (1876). Wagner even went so far as to build his own opera-house to try to stage these works as he had imagined them. His literary friendship with Franz Liszt led to a long-lived correspondence later compiled in the two volumes of Corrrespondence of Wagner and Liszt (1889); a book that was attributed to both musicians. Among his other famous works are Tristan and Isolde, which broke important new musical ground, My Life (in two volumes) (1880), and The Flying Dutchman.
Author : Richard Wagner
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Page : 442 pages
File Size : 32,71 MB
Release : 2008-06-01
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ISBN : 9781436594134
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