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UNINA9910477300303321 |
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Walton Chris <1963-> |
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Titolo |
Richard Wagner's Essays on Conducting : A New Translation with Critical Commentary / / Chris Walton |
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University of Rochester Press, 2021 |
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Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2021 |
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©2021 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvi, 306 pages) : illustrations, music ; |
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Collana |
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Eastman studies in music, , 1071-9989 ; ; v. 175 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Music |
Conducting |
Music - 19th century - History and criticism |
History |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This volume contains four writings by Wagner about conducting, and a critical essay on his thoughts and practices. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Richard Wagner's writings on conducting. Reminiscences of Spontini ; Report on the performance of Beethoven's ninth symphony in Dresden in 1846 ; About conducting ; On performing Beethoven's ninth symphony -- pt. II. Critical essay. Richard Wagner and the Art of conducting. About conducting ; Wagner in review ; Wagner in the picture ; Annotated scores and parts ; Writing on conducting ; Mania, Helmsmen, and theory ; Berlioz the catalyst? ; Über das Dirigieren ; Early impact -- Über das Dirigieren ; Structure, context, and meta-text ; Of "Elegance" and Anti-Semitism ; Wagner and the Academy ; Wagner and Beethoven's Ninth ; The Bayreuth performance of Beethoven's Ninth in 1872 ; Finding a vocabulary for conducting ; Melos and the Body ; Tempo modification ; Freedom, control, and the "Two Cultures" ; Charles Darwin and the Imperceptible Art of Transition ; Wagner ex Cathedra ; Wagner's School of Capellmeisters ; Wagner in Translation ; The Triumph of Time. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first modern English edition of Richard Wagner's essays on |
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conducting, extensively annotated, with a critical essay on Wagner as conductor: his aesthetic, practices, vocabulary, and impact. |
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