Understanding the leitmotif : from Wagner to Hollywood film music /

The musical leitmotif, having reached a point of particular forcefulness in the music of Richard Wagner, has remained a popular compositional device up to the present day. In this book, the author explores the background and development of the leitmotif, from Wagner to the Hollywood adaptations of T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bribitzer-Stull, Matthew, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883. > Operas.
Operas (Wagner, Richard)
Leitmotif.
Motion picture music > History and criticism.
Program music.
Leitmotiv.
Film, Musique de > Histoire et critique.
Musique à programme.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Motion picture music.
Leitmotiv
Film.
Filmmusik
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: the leitmotif problem
  • pt. I MUSICAL THEMES
  • 2. Motive, phrase, melody, and theme
  • 3. Thematic development, thematic identity: musical themes and the prototype model
  • pt. II MUSICAL ASSOCIATION
  • 4. The phenomenon of musical association
  • 5. Piece specifics, cultural generics, and associative layering
  • 6. From Nibelheim to Hollywood: the associativity of harmonic progression
  • pt. III LEITMOTIFS IN CONTEXT
  • 7. The paradigm of Wagner's Ring
  • 8. Leitmotif in Western art music outside The Ring
  • 9. The modern-day leitmotif: associative themes in contemporary film music.

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