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Wagner the Dramatist (Overture Music Series)
H.F. Garten
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Description for Wagner the Dramatist (Overture Music Series)
Paperback. H.F. Garten's fascinating study into the role of dramaturgy in the works of Wagner. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. .
Richard Wagner has fascinated every generation of opera-lovers for over a century, and a mass of literature has interpreted and reinterpreted not only his character, but also the components of the great music dramas that are still some of the most captivating and complex operas in the international repertory today. In this excellent study, Garten examines the cultural and historical sources of these operas: the myths and legends that Wagner employed, in which much of his works’ interest, other than the purely musical, can be found. Garten’s study also shows how legends of the old Nordic gods, the troubadours and ... Read more
Richard Wagner has fascinated every generation of opera-lovers for over a century, and a mass of literature has interpreted and reinterpreted not only his character, but also the components of the great music dramas that are still some of the most captivating and complex operas in the international repertory today. In this excellent study, Garten examines the cultural and historical sources of these operas: the myths and legends that Wagner employed, in which much of his works’ interest, other than the purely musical, can be found. Garten’s study also shows how legends of the old Nordic gods, the troubadours and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Overture Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714543772
SKU
V9780714543772
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About H.F. Garten
A writer, translator and editor, H.F. Garten (1904–75) was educated at the Universites of Jena, Vienna, Berlin and Heidelberg. He taught at New College School, Oxford and Westminster School, before working as a lecturer at the Universities of Surrey and London.
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