Richard Strauss Elektra

Zusammenfassung The contributions to this handbook bring together a full-length study of Elektra in English. The volume examines the many facets of one of Richard Strauss's most complex operas. Inhaltsverzeichnis General preface; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1. Elektra's story P. E. Easterling; 2. Hofmannsthal's Elektra: From Sophocles to Strauss Karen Forsyth; 3. The music of Elektra: some preliminary thoughts; 4. Synopsis; 5. Dramatic structure and tonal organisation Arnold Whittall; 6. The musical language of Elektra (with an analysis of the Klytaemnestra scene) Tethys Carpenter; 7. Elektra's voice: music and language in Strauss's opera Carolyn Abbate; 8. The orchestration of Elektra: a critical interpretation Robin Holloway; Notes; Bibliography; Discography Malcolm Walker; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Derrick Puffett
• Con la collaborazione di: Derrick Puffett (Editore), Richard Wagner (Editore)
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.07.2008
• EAN: 9780521359719
• ISBN: 978-0-521-35971-9
• Serie: Cambridge Opera Handbooks
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Monografie