Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex - Oedipus Rex

Klappentext Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex is widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful and original music-theatre works of the twentieth century. This clear! concise guide is the first ever to be written on this work! and it describes the music and its staging in close detail. Zusammenfassung This clear and concise guide describes the plot! the music and the staging of Oedipus rex in close detail and provides a fully documented discussion of its origins in Stravinsky's own work and thinking. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The exile finds a new home; 2. Of masks, masses and magic; 3. In which the music unfolds; 4. How it all came to be known; Appendix A. The libretto; Appendix B. The Latin text and its setting; Appendix C. Cast and orchestra; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Walsh Stephen, Stephen Walsh, Stephen (University of Wales College of Car Walsh
• Assisted by: Julian Rushton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.1993
• EAN: 9780521407786
• ISBN: 978-0-521-40778-6
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous