Ariadne auf Naxos by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss : its genesis and meaning / Karen Forsyth.
| Author/creator | Forsyth, Karen |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1982. |
| Description | viii, 291 pages : music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford modern languages and literature monographs Oxford modern languages and literature monographs. ^A225487 |
| Contents | Divertissement, Moliere, and historical authenticity in the 1912 Ariadne. The divertissement origins of the Oper ; Historical authenticity in the Szenarium to Ariadne auf Naxos ; The structure and plot of the Szenarium ; The historical origins of the Zwischenspiel ; The 1911-12 Burger als Edelmann ; The 1912 Ariadne auf Naxos ; The set number libretto -- The genesis of the libretto from the notes and the Szenarium. 'Lyric drama' versus divertissement ; The notes and the Szenarium compared with the libretto ; Problems of theme arising in the shift from the ironic allegory ; Alternative endings to the Oper ; The lyric treatment of the Commedia dell'arte ; Lyric-dramatic features of the Oper -- The genesis of opera. The genesis of Zerbinetta's part ; Strauss's musical interpretation of Zerbinetta ; Zerbinetta's place within the Oper ; 'Scene III' and the transformation ; The incidental music to Der Burger als Edelmann and the overture ; The nymphs' dialogue and trio ; The lack of sustained idiom in the Oper -- Critical interpretations and the decision to revise. Interpretation ; Revision -- The Vorspiel. The text. Changes from Zwischenspiel to Vorspiel ; Characters in the Vorspiel ; An interpretation of the text ; The music ; Concluding remarks on the vorspiel -- Appendices. Hofmannsthal's unpublished notes ; The Szenarium and two notes to Ariadne auf Naxos ; The playbills of the 1912 and 1916 productions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-287) and index. |
| ISBN | 0198155360 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.S912 F67 1982 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |