German Opera : From the Beginnings to Wagner Hardback
by John (University of Oxford) Warrack
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Opera series
Hardback
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German opera from its primitive origins up to Wagner is the subject of this wide-ranging history.
It traces the growth of the humble Singspiel into a vehicle for the genius of Mozart and Beethoven, together with the persistent attempts at German Grand Opera.
Seventeenth-century Hamburg opera, the role of the travelling companies and Viennese Singspiel are all explored.
Discussions that from early days absorbed Germans concerned for the development of a national art are followed, together with the influence of new critical thought at the start of the nineteenth century.
The many operas studied are placed in their historical, social and theatrical context, and attention is paid to the literary, artistic and philosophical ideas that made them part of the country's intellectual history.
Warrack assesses the contributions of Schubert, Mendelssohn and Schumann, as well as Weber and Hoffmann, among others.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:464 pages, 42 Printed music items
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:26/04/2001
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- ISBN:9780521235327
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:464 pages, 42 Printed music items
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:26/04/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521235327
