Lies and Epiphanies : Composers and Their Inspiration from Wagner to Berg

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'Lies and Epiphanies' offers case studies of 'inspiration' in five composers. Their own tales of their 'epiphanies' played a determining role in the reception history of their works: the finale of Mahler's Second Symphony was supposedly inspired by a 'lightnin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walton, Chris
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Composers.
Composers > Austria > History.
Composers > Germany > History.
Germany.
Austria.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:'Lies and Epiphanies' offers case studies of 'inspiration' in five composers. Their own tales of their 'epiphanies' played a determining role in the reception history of their works: the finale of Mahler's Second Symphony was supposedly inspired by a 'lightning bolt' of inspiration at the funeral of Hans von Bulow, while Alban Berg's Violin Concerto was purportedly his direct response to the tragic early death of Alma Mahler's daughter. Chris Walton looks behind these lightning bolts to explore instead the composers' dual roles a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (180 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781580468435

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