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245 00 a| Richard Strauss, Elektra /c| edited by Derrick Puffett.;

260 a| Cambridge ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 1989.;

300 a| vii, 179 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Cambridge opera handbooks;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-172) and index.;

504 a| Discography: pages 173-175.;

520 a| The contributions to this handbook bring together a full-length study of Elektra in English. The volume examines the many facets of one of Richard Strauss's most complex operas. First, P. E. Easterling surveys the mythological background, while Karen Forsyth discusses Hofmannsthal's adaptation of his sources. The second part brings the music to the fore. Derrick Puffett offers an introductory essay and synopsis; Arnold Whittall considers the tonal and dramatic structure of the composition; Tethys Carpenter explores the musical language of the work in detail, with special focus given to part of the Klytaemnestra scene. The third part of the volume offers two contrasting critical essays: Carolyn Abbate provides an interpretation informed by her recent work on narrative, and Robin Holloway analyses Strauss's orchestration of the opera. The book also contains a discography and an appendix of excerpts from the Strauss-Hofmannsthal correspondence.;

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Richard Strauss, Elektra / edited by Derrick Puffett.

Other author	Puffett, Derrick, editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Description	vii, 179 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Elektra.

Series	Cambridge opera handbooks Cambridge opera handbooks. ^A127792
Contents	Electra's story / by P.E. Easterling -- Hofmannsthal's Elektra / by Karen Forsyth -- The music of Elektra: some preliminary thoughts -- Synopsis -- Dramatic structure and tonal organisation / by Arnold Whittall -- The musical language of Elektra / by Tethys Carpenter -- Elektra's voice / by Carolyn Abbate -- The orchestration of Elektra / by Robin Holloway.
Abstract	The contributions to this handbook bring together a full-length study of Elektra in English. The volume examines the many facets of one of Richard Strauss's most complex operas. First, P. E. Easterling surveys the mythological background, while Karen Forsyth discusses Hofmannsthal's adaptation of his sources. The second part brings the music to the fore. Derrick Puffett offers an introductory essay and synopsis; Arnold Whittall considers the tonal and dramatic structure of the composition; Tethys Carpenter explores the musical language of the work in detail, with special focus given to part of the Klytaemnestra scene. The third part of the volume offers two contrasting critical essays: Carolyn Abbate provides an interpretation informed by her recent work on narrative, and Robin Holloway analyses Strauss's orchestration of the opera. The book also contains a discography and an appendix of excerpts from the Strauss-Hofmannsthal correspondence.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-172) and index.
Bibliography note	Discography: pages 173-175.
LCCN	89000499
ISBN	0521351731
ISBN	0521359716 (pbk.)

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