From Idomeneo To Die Zauberflote

Author : Myer Fredman
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1837641889
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Idomeneo to Die Zauberflöte written by Myer Fredman and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book by an experienced conductor to explore the orchestras contribution to Mozarts greatest operatic works: Idomeneo, Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Die Schauspieldirektor, Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, La clemenza di Tito, and Die Zauberflote. It is written for the concert and opera going public who are interested in enlarging their knowledge and appreciation of these masterpieces, but also contains many practical suggestions for aspiring conductors.

Author : Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Publisher : Overture Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Idomeneo written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and published by Overture Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mozart wrote Idomeneo when he was twenty-four years old, and the opera was described by Albert Einstein as 'one of those works that even a genius like Mozart could write only once in his life'. It is one of most astonishing achievements of an altogether astonishing career. In this newly commissioned guide, Julian Rushton explains the special nature of the music in a detailed analysis of its themes and development, while Nicholas Till places the opera in its context as an expression of the Enlightenment. Gary Kahn explores the performance history of an opera which, although largely ignored for over a hundred and fifty years, has now taken its place as part of the international operatic repertoire. A selection of the unique letters between Mozart and his father written during the opera's composition is also included.

Author : Julian Rushton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521437417
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book W. A. Mozart: Idomeneo written by Julian Rushton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-06-10 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide charts the genesis of Idomeneo, based on the composer's own accounts in his letters home.

Author : Peter Branscombe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521319164
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zauberflote written by Peter Branscombe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-05-31 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few operas have had more written about them than The Magic Flute, yet few are as often exposed to misguided comment - or to idiosyncratic productions. This book sets out to provide a straightforward account of Mozart's last opera, exposing the half-truths and legends that have proliferated since its first production in 1791. In the first chapter a hitherto unsuspected source for the opening scene is presented and Branscombe reveals the complex relationship between the stories, essays and stage-works on which the plot is based. The second chapter studies the intellectual background, with special attention to Freemasonry. A detailed synopsis follows, then the history of the composition, based on documentary evidence and, in the case of the autograph score, the paper-types used. Chapter 5 examines the identity of the librettist and the qualities of his work, and chapter 6 is a detailed study (by Erik Smith) of Mozart's music and more generally of his late style. Chapter 7 covers the first performance, the cast, early reception, and then the rapid growth in the opera's fame; an outline history of productions concludes the chapter. Anthony Besch discusses the nature of the challenge to the director presented by Die Zauberflöte and suggests how the problems can be overcome. The book contains illustrations, a synopsis, bibliography and discography and will be of interest to music students, scholars and opera-goers.

Author : Edward Joseph Dent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mozart's Operas written by Edward Joseph Dent and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Erik Levi
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300165811
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mozart and the Nazis written by Erik Levi and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A music historian uncovers Nazi Germany’s use of Mozart as a WWII propaganda tool in this “intriguing study [that] comprehends a range of vital topics” (Choice). As the Nazi war machine expanded its bloody ambitions across Europe, the Third Reich sought to promote a sophisticated and even humanitarian image of German culture through the tireless promotion of Mozart’s music. In this revelatory book, Erik Levi draws on World War II era articles, diaries, speeches, and other archival materials to provide a new understanding of how the Nazis shamelessly manipulated Mozart for their own political advantage. Mozart and the Nazis also explores the continued Jewish veneration of the composer during this period while also highlighting some of the disturbing legacies that resulted from the Nazi appropriation of his work. Enhanced by rare contemporary illustrations, Mozart and the Nazis is a fascinating addition to the study of music history, World War II propaganda, and twentieth century politics.

Author : Julian Rushton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521296632
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book W. A. Mozart: Don Giovanni written by Julian Rushton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1981-10-29 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Mozart's Don Giovanni, one of the best known and most often performed opears of the last 200 years.

Author : Daniel Heartz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520078721
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mozart's Operas written by Daniel Heartz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned Mozart scholar Daniel Heartz brings his deep knowledge of social history, theater, and art to a study of the last and great decade of Mozart's operas. Mozart specialists will recognize some of Heartz's best-known essays here; but six pieces are new for the collection, and others have been revised and updated with little-known documents on the librettist's, composer's, and stage director's craft. All lovers of opera will value the elegance and wit of Professor Heartz's writing, enhanced by thirty-seven illustrations, many from his private collection. The volume includes Heartz's classic essay on Idomeneo (1781), the work that continued to inspire and sustain Mozart through his next, and final, six operas. Thomas Bauman brings his special expertise to a discussion of Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1782). The ten central chapters are devoted to the three great operas composed to librettos by Lorenzo da Ponte—Le nozze di Figaro (l786), Don Giovanni (l787), and Così fan tutte (l790). The reader is treated to fresh insights on da Ponte's role as Mozart's astute and stage-wise collaborator, on the singers whose gifts helped shape each opera, and on the musical connections among the three works. Parallels are drawn with some of the greatest creative artists in other fields, such as Molière, Watteau, and Fragonard. The world of the dance, one of Heartz's specialties, lends an illuminating perspective as well. Finally, the essays discuss the deep spirituality of Mozart's last two operas, Die Zauberflöte and La Clemenza di Tito (both l79l). They also address the pertinence of opera outside Vienna at the end of the century, the fortunes and aspirations of Freemasonry in Austria, and the relation of Mozart's overtures to the dramaturgy of the operas.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Gruber
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393034448
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera written by Paul Gruber and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to recordings of operas.