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Richard Strauss And His World
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Author : Bryan Randolph Gilliam
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1992-08-30
Richard Strauss And His World written by Bryan Randolph Gilliam and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-08-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Strongly influencing European musical life from the 1880s through the First World War and remaining highly productive into the 1940s, Richard Strauss enjoyed a remarkable career in a constantly changing artistic and political climate. This volume presents six original essays on Strauss's musical works--including tone poems, lieder, and operas--and brings together letters, memoirs, and criticism from various periods of the composer's life. Many of these materials appear in English for the first time. In the essays Leon Botstein contradicts the notion of the composer's stylistic "about face" after Elektra; Derrick Puffett reinforces the argument for Strauss's artistic consistency by tracing in the tone poems and operas the phenomenon of pitch specificity; James Hepokoski establishes Strauss as an early modernist in an examination of Macbeth; Michael Steinberg probes the composer's political sensibility as expressed in the 1930s through his music and use of such texts as Friedenstag and Daphne; Bryan Gilliam discusses the genesis of both the text and the music in the final scene of Daphne; Timothy Jackson in his thorough source study argues for a new addition to the so-called Four Last Songs. Among the correspondence are previously untranslated letters between Strauss and his post-Hofmannsthal librettist, Joseph Gregor. The memoirs range from early biographical sketches to Rudolf Hartmann's moving account of his last visit with Strauss shortly before the composer's death. Critical reviews include recently translated essays by Theodor Adorno, Guido Adler, Paul Bekker, and Julius Korngold [Publisher description].
The Life Of Richard Strauss
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Author : Bryan Gilliam
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-08-19
The Life Of Richard Strauss written by Bryan Gilliam and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-08-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Richard Strauss saw an empire come and go, survived two world wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the Weimar Republic, endured the period of National Socialism, and died the year that Germany was officially divided into two separate states. All the while he enjoyed a successful career as composer, as conductor of international stature, as organizer for the rights of composers, and as colleague of and collaborator with some of the most important composers, writers, and artists of his day. This biography covers Strauss's early musical development, his emergence as a tone poet in the late nineteenth century, his turn to the stage at the beginning of the twentieth century, the successes and failures of the post-World War I era, the turbulent 1930s, and the period of the Second World War and its aftermath.
Richard Strauss The Man And His Works
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Author : Henry T. Finck
language : en
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Company
Release Date : 1917
Richard Strauss The Man And His Works written by Henry T. Finck and has been published by Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with Music categories.
Richard Strauss, The Man and His Works by Henry Theophilus Finck, first published in 1917, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Richard Strauss
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Author : Norman Del Mar
language : en
Publisher: Random House Business
Release Date : 1978
Richard Strauss written by Norman Del Mar and has been published by Random House Business this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'I know what I want, and I know what I meant when I wrote this. After all I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.' These words were addressed by Richard Strauss himself to the Royal Philharmonia Orchestra during rehearsal. This was in 1947 when Sir Thomas Beecham, to whom the author was then associate conductor, had organized a Strauss Festival which Strauss had come to London to attend. 'Everyone,' writes the author, 'was agog to see this legendary figure from the past, many of whose works--predominantly the earlier ones--are as much part of the classical repertoire as, for example, the Brahms symphonies. Was he really still alive?' Strauss's remark was not 'false modesty,' continues the author, 'but neither is it by any means the whole truth. Don Juan, Don Quixote, and Elektra are indeed the products of a first-rate composer, but scarcely Die Frau ohne Schatten and Sinfonia Domestica. In fact, for two or possibly even three periods in his career Strauss rose to heights of supreme genius, only to fall back in between on merest talent. 'A first-class second-rate composer' is a fair assessment for a certain part of his creative life--but certainly cannot stand as an overall judgement on one of the world's greatest musicians. This paradox is the theme of my book.' The first volume takes Strauss's work up to, and including, Der Rosenkavalier, which may legitimately be regarded as the climax of his career, as well as convenient half-way mark. The mass of songs, however, together with a number of smaller choral and instrumental works of an occasional nature, has been held over from a volume which threatened to become far too long and cumbersome. They are dealt with as a whole in Volumes II and III. A critical commentary on Strauss, whose almost inexhaustible flow of easily assimilated tunes went hand in hand with epoch-making discoveries of new musical means and heroic flights into the music of the future, has been long needed. The author now provides it, adding a wealth of knowledge to musical history. He also examines the literary sources from Strauss's inspiration--both for the operas and the tone poems. --from dust jacket.
The Cambridge Companion To Richard Strauss
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Author : Charles Youmans
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-11-18
The Cambridge Companion To Richard Strauss written by Charles Youmans and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-18 with Music categories.
Richard Strauss is a composer much loved among audiences throughout the world, both in the opera house and the concert hall. Despite this popularity, Strauss was for many years ignored by scholars, who considered his commercial success and his continued reliance on the tonal system to be liabilities. However, the past two decades have seen a resurgence of scholarly interest in the composer. This Companion surveys the results, focusing on the principal genres, the social and historical context, and topics perennially controversial over the last century. Chapters cover Strauss's immense operatic output, the electrifying modernism of his tone poems, and his ever-popular Lieder. Controversial topics are explored, including Strauss's relationship to the Third Reich and the sexual dimension of his works. Reintroducing the composer and his music in light of recent research, the volume shows Strauss's artistic personality to be richer and much more complicated than has been previously acknowledged.
Richard Strauss
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Author : Herbert F. Peyser
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Richard Strauss written by Herbert F. Peyser and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Fiction categories.
"Richard Strauss" by Herbert F. Peyser offers an engaging biography of the iconic composer and conductor, Richard Strauss. Peyser's meticulous research and captivating storytelling shed light on the life, career, and artistic evolution of this musical giant. From Strauss's early compositions to his later masterpieces, readers are taken on a journey through the composer's creative process and the historical context in which he thrived. With a keen focus on Strauss's innovative approach to orchestration and his enduring impact on the world of classical music, Peyser's book provides a rich and comprehensive portrait of this musical luminary.
Richard Strauss The Man And His Work
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Author : Ernst Krause
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
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Richard Strauss The Man And His Works 1917
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Author : Henry T. Finck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-06-01
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Richard Strauss
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Author : Bryan Randolph Gilliam
language : en
Publisher: Central Asia Book Series
Release Date : 1992
Richard Strauss written by Bryan Randolph Gilliam and has been published by Central Asia Book Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Music categories.
Originally published by Duke University Press in 1992, this book examines Strauss's life and work from a number of approaches and during various periods of his long career, opening up unique corridors of insight into a crucial time in German history. Beyond the enlightening introduction by Michael Kennedy, individual essays use Strauss's creative work as a framework for larger musicological questions such as the tension between narrative and structure in program music, the problem of extended tonality at the turn of the century, stylistic choice versus stylistic obligation, and conflicting perspectives of progressive versus conservative music.
Richard Strauss The Man And His Works
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Author : Henry Theophilus Finck
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-08-31
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