Richard Strauss's Elektra (Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure & Interpretation) - Softcover

Gilliam, Bryan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198166028 ISBN 13: 9780198166023

Verlag: Clarendon Press, 1996

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Book by Gilliam Bryan

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Críticas:

`Bryan Gilliam's monograph delves deep into the opera's origins by the closest analysis yet undertaken of the sketch-books at the composer's home in Garmisch and elsewhere. These shed fascinating light on Strauss's working methods. ... The book is a major contribution to the Strauss bibliography and is written ... with exemplary clarity.'Michael Kennedy, Sunday Telegraph

`a clear exposition of the creative facts with reference to this, the tautest of all the composer's operas ... The author follows this with an in-depth scene-by-scene tonal analysis which succeeds in maintaining the general reader's interest without ta[l]king down ... Gilliam's chronicle and sketchbook inventories will prove invaluable to musicologists, whilst the volume as a whole should appeal to all musically-literate Strauss-lovers'Musical Times

'this is an important addition to the scholarly literature ... a valid scholarly approach'David F. Anderson, University of Chiacgo, Notes, March 1994

Reseña del editor:

Bryan Gilliam's study of this major work looks at its musical-historical context: establishing its compositional chronology, examining critical response to the premiere--especially within the context of contemporary German opera. Gilliam, furthermore, explores a number of important, hitherto unexamined Elektra sources including Strauss's musically fresh insight into such issues as the relationship between voice and orchestra, thematic treatment, and tonal organization, all serving to enhance our understanding of this complex and compelling work.

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• Verlag: Clarendon Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0198166028
• ISBN 13: 9780198166023
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 284