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The ballet collaborations of Richard Strauss /

In 'The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss', Heisler considers Strauss's ballet scores alongside story, mise-en-scène, and choreography, revealing Strauss's shift from a parodic conception of classical dance in the years leading up to World War I to a belated obsession wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heisler, Wayne, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2009.
Colección:Eastman studies in music ; v. 64.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 'The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss', Heisler considers Strauss's ballet scores alongside story, mise-en-scène, and choreography, revealing Strauss's shift from a parodic conception of classical dance in the years leading up to World War I to a belated obsession with Romantic-era ballet in its aftermath. Heisler explores issues central to Strauss's relationship to modernism: his mining in 'Die Insel Kythere' (1900) of the decorative aspects of dance, suggesting a shared sensibility with fin-de-siècle Jugendstil and a critique of Romanticism; the dynamics of collective creation and Strauss's penchant for parody in relation to 'Josephslegende' (1914); his stance on interwar cultural politics through the 1923 'Ballettsoirée' and 'Schlagobers' (1924); and 'Verklungene Feste' (1941) as this composer's autumnal meditation on the conceit of music and dance as vehicles for transcendence. 'The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss' is a richly interdisciplinary study that promises to nuance the popular, critical, and academic reception of this ever-popular composer. Wayne Heisler Jr. is assistant professor and Coordinator of Historical and Cultural Studies in Music at The College of New Jersey.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-330) and index.
ISBN:9781580467148
1580467148
ISSN:1071-9989 ;