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245 10 a| Wagner's melodies :b| aesthetics and materialism in German musical identity /c| David Trippett.;

260 a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| xiv, 448 pages :b| illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ;c| 26 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| Since the 1840s, critics have lambasted Wagner for lacking the ability to compose melody. But for him, melody was fundamental--'music's only form'. This incongruity testifies to the surprising difficulties during the nineteenth century of conceptualizing melody. Despite its indispensable place in opera, contemporary theorists were unable even to agree on a definition for it. This book re-examines Wagner's central aesthetic claims, placing the composer's ideas about melody in the context of the scientific discourse of his age: from the emergence of the natural sciences and historical linguistics to sources about music's stimulation of the body and inventions for 'automatic' composition. Interweaving a rich variety of material from the history of science, music theory, music criticism, private correspondence and court reports, the author uncovers a new and controversial discourse that placed melody at the apex of artistic self-consciousness and generated problems of urgent dimensions for German music aesthetics.;

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Wagner's melodies : aesthetics and materialism in German musical identity / David Trippett.

Author/creator	Trippett, David, 1980-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description	xiv, 448 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm
Subjects	Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883--Criticism and interpretation. Music--19th century. --Philosophy and aesthetics. Melody.

Contents	Introduction -- German melody -- Melodielehre? -- Wagner in the melodic workshop -- Excursus: Bellini's Sinnlichkeit, Wagner's Italy -- Hearing voices: Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient and the Lohengrin recitatives -- Vowels, voices, and "original truth" -- Wagner's material expression -- Epilogue: Turning off the lights -- Appendix A. Books on language in Wagner's Dresden library -- Appendix B. Books on language in Wagner's Wahnfried library.
Abstract	Since the 1840s, critics have lambasted Wagner for lacking the ability to compose melody. But for him, melody was fundamental--'music's only form'. This incongruity testifies to the surprising difficulties during the nineteenth century of conceptualizing melody. Despite its indispensable place in opera, contemporary theorists were unable even to agree on a definition for it. This book re-examines Wagner's central aesthetic claims, placing the composer's ideas about melody in the context of the scientific discourse of his age: from the emergence of the natural sciences and historical linguistics to sources about music's stimulation of the body and inventions for 'automatic' composition. Interweaving a rich variety of material from the history of science, music theory, music criticism, private correspondence and court reports, the author uncovers a new and controversial discourse that placed melody at the apex of artistic self-consciousness and generated problems of urgent dimensions for German music aesthetics.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012034001
ISBN	9781107014305
ISBN	1107014301

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