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Tragic and Ecstatic.

During the years preceding the composition of Tristan and Isolde, Wagner's aesthetics underwent a momentous turnaround, principally as a result of his discovery of Schopenhauer. Many of Schopenhauer's ideas, especially those regarding music's metaphysical significance, resonated with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chafe, Eric Thomas, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents; Introduction; 1. The Path to Schopenhauer; 2. Tristan and Schopenhauer; 3. Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg I: Minne; 4. Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg II: Honor; 5. The Desire Music; 6. The Prelude: A Musico-poetic View; 7. Tragedy and Dramatic Structure; 8. The Two Death Motives; 9. Musico-poetic Design in Act 1; 10. Act 2, Scene 1: Night and Minne; 11. The Love Scene in Act 2: Transition and Periodicity; 12. Tristan's Answer to King Mark: Moral and Philosophical Questions; 13. Act 3: Musico-poetic Design; 14. Love as Fearful Torment; 15. The Road to Salvation.
  • Appendix: Transcriptions from the Compositional Draft of Act 2, Scene 2Notes; Bibliography; Index.