Author:
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125986
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
It portrays the existential struggles and downfall of an entire people, the Burgundians, in a military conflict with the Huns and their king."--Jacket.
Song of the Nibelungs
Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold)
Author: Richard Wagner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Beyond Reason
Author: Karol Berger
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520409256
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Beyond Reason relates Wagner's works to the philosophical and cultural ideas of his time, centering on the four music dramas he created in the second half of his career: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. Karol Berger seeks to penetrate the "secret" of large-scale form in Wagner's music dramas and to answer those critics, most prominently Nietzsche, who condemned Wagner for his putative inability to weld small expressive gestures into larger wholes. Organized by individual opera, this is essential reading for both musicologists and Wagner experts.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520409256
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Beyond Reason relates Wagner's works to the philosophical and cultural ideas of his time, centering on the four music dramas he created in the second half of his career: Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. Karol Berger seeks to penetrate the "secret" of large-scale form in Wagner's music dramas and to answer those critics, most prominently Nietzsche, who condemned Wagner for his putative inability to weld small expressive gestures into larger wholes. Organized by individual opera, this is essential reading for both musicologists and Wagner experts.
The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie. The Ring of the Niblung, part 1
Author: Рихард Вагнер
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 504120568X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 504120568X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Author: Richard Wagner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Understanding the Leitmotif
Author: Matthew Bribitzer-Stull
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107098394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Through analysis, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the legacy of the leitmotif, from Wagner's Ring cycle to present-day Hollywood film music.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107098394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Through analysis, Matthew Bribitzer-Stull explores the legacy of the leitmotif, from Wagner's Ring cycle to present-day Hollywood film music.
The Ring of Truth
Author: Roger Scruton
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468315501
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
“Nothing in opera is grander than The Ring, no work more suited to the deep reading the writer gives here.” —Opera News Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, and has fascinated both critics and devotees for over a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagner’s masterpiece with the attention to detail and intellectual power that Roger Scruton brings to it in this inspiring account. The Ring of Truth is an exploration of the drama, music, symbolism, and philosophy of The Ring from a writer whose knowledge and understanding of the Western musical tradition are the equal of his capacities as a philosopher. Scruton shows how, through musical connections and brilliant dramatic strokes, Wagner is able to express truths about the human condition which few other creative artists have been able to convey so convincingly. For Wagner, writes Scruton, the task of art is to “show us freedom in its immediate, contingent, human form, reminding us of what it means to us. Even if we live in a world from which gods and heroes have disappeared we can, by imagining them, dramatize the deep truths of our condition and renew our faith in what we are.” Love, death, sacrifice and the liberation that we win through sacrifice—these are the great themes of The Ring, as they are of this book. Scruton’s passionate and moving interpretation allows us to understand more fully than ever how Wagner conveys his ideas about who we are, and why TheRing continues to be such a hypnotically absorbing work. “Scruton’s presentation is grounded throughout in a deep understanding of the culture of Wagner’s era . . . the writing is clear and persuasive.” —Library Journal (starred review) “A fascinating and valuable study.” —Sunday Times
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468315501
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
“Nothing in opera is grander than The Ring, no work more suited to the deep reading the writer gives here.” —Opera News Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, and has fascinated both critics and devotees for over a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagner’s masterpiece with the attention to detail and intellectual power that Roger Scruton brings to it in this inspiring account. The Ring of Truth is an exploration of the drama, music, symbolism, and philosophy of The Ring from a writer whose knowledge and understanding of the Western musical tradition are the equal of his capacities as a philosopher. Scruton shows how, through musical connections and brilliant dramatic strokes, Wagner is able to express truths about the human condition which few other creative artists have been able to convey so convincingly. For Wagner, writes Scruton, the task of art is to “show us freedom in its immediate, contingent, human form, reminding us of what it means to us. Even if we live in a world from which gods and heroes have disappeared we can, by imagining them, dramatize the deep truths of our condition and renew our faith in what we are.” Love, death, sacrifice and the liberation that we win through sacrifice—these are the great themes of The Ring, as they are of this book. Scruton’s passionate and moving interpretation allows us to understand more fully than ever how Wagner conveys his ideas about who we are, and why TheRing continues to be such a hypnotically absorbing work. “Scruton’s presentation is grounded throughout in a deep understanding of the culture of Wagner’s era . . . the writing is clear and persuasive.” —Library Journal (starred review) “A fascinating and valuable study.” —Sunday Times
Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods
Author: Richard Wagner
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342807826
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342807826
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Das Rheingold
Author: Richard Wagner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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The New Metropolitan
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
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