Mahler's Nietzsche : politics and philosophy in the Wunderhorn Symphonies /

"Examines how Nietzschean ideas influenced the composition of Mahler's first four, so-called Wunderhorn, symphonies. Gustav Mahler and Friedrich Nietzsche both exercised a tremendous influence over the twentieth century. All the more fascinating, then, is Mahler's intellectual engagem...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Batstone, Leah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, England: Boydell Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Mahler, Gustav, > 1860-1911. > Knaben Wunderhorn.
Mahler, Gustav, > 1860-1911 > Political and social views.
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, > 1844-1900 > Influence.
Mahler, Gustav, > 1860-1911
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, > 1844-1900
Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler, Gustav)
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political and social views
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. An epoch-making influence
  • The case of Wagner
  • The crown of laughter
  • The gay science
  • The Übermensch
  • Ecce homo
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix I: original symphony programs
  • Appendix II: song texts.

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