Elgar's oratorios : the creation of an epic narrative / Charles Edward McGuire.
| Author/creator | McGuire, Charles Edward |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Aldershot : Ashgate, ©2002. |
| Description | xv, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The nineteenth-century British oratorio -- Narrative and the oratorio -- The Light of Life and the traditional oratorio -- The Dream of Gerontius and operatic narrative -- The Apostles and the narrative construction of an epic -- The Kingdom and the epic continued -- Epilogue. Elgar and the oratorio after The Kingdom -- Appendix A. Select British music festival programs, 1790-1906 -- Appendix B. Narration in British oratorios and oratorios performed in Great Britain, ca. 1730-1944. |
| Abstract | Using narrative theory to analyze the structure of the oratorios, the author locates the different problem presented in each of the four works and shows the increasingly complex musical means that Elgar used to solve them. This new approach reveals that The Light of Life and Gerontius gave Elgar the tools to create musical epic of Wagnerian proportions in The Apostles and The Kingdom, and to transcend the limitations of the oratorio genre. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-333) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001098288 |
| ISBN | 0754602710 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.E41 M13 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |