Author: Richard WagnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : de
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Dusk of the Gods
Author: Richard WagnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Operas
Languages : de
Pages : 56
Book Description
Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods (Without Illustrations)
Author: Richard WagnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung, or The Ring Cycle or The Ring for short). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the whole work. The title is a translation into German of the Old Norse phrase Ragnarök, which in Norse mythology refers to a prophesied war among various beings and gods that ultimately results in the burning, immersion in water, and renewal of the world. As with the rest of the Ring, however, Wagner's account diverges significantly from these Old Norse sources. (wikipedia.org) About the author Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 - 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs-musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas, or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music. His Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music. Wagner had his own opera house built, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which embodied many novel design features. The Ring and Parsifal were premiered here and his most important stage works continue to be performed at the annual Bayreuth Festival, run by his descendants. His thoughts on the relative contributions of music and drama in opera were to change again, and he reintroduced some traditional forms into his last few stage works, including Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg). Until his final years, Wagner's life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors. His controversial writings on music, drama and politics have attracted extensive comment - particularly, since the late 20th century, where they express antisemitic sentiments. The effect of his ideas can be traced in many of the arts throughout the 20th century; his influence spread beyond composition into conducting, philosophy, literature, the visual arts and theatre. (wikipedia.org)
Twilight of the Gods (Gotterdammerung)
Author: Burton D. FisherPublisher: Opera Journeys Publishing
ISBN: 1930841361
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to Wagner's TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (GAtterdnmmerung), featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer."
The twilight of the gods (Gotterdammerung).
Author: Richard WagnerGötterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)
Author: Richard WagnerPublisher: Oneworld Classics
ISBN: 9780714544328
Category : Operas
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Richard Wagner s fifteen-hour operatic cycle "The Ring of the Nibelung" ends with this great music drama. Michael Tanner s essay tackles the scale and meaning not just of this work but of Wagner s whole undertaking, showing that "Gotterdammerung "is for all its length his fastest-moving drama. Composer Robin Holloway brings the focus of creative genius to his discussion of the score, while Christopher Winkle s article analyses Brunnhilde s concluding monologue. The ninety numbered musical themes of the Thematic Guide are cross-referenced to the other Ring guides."
Wagner's Twilight of the Gods (Götterdämmerung)
Author: Burton D. FisherPublisher: Opera Journeys Publishing
ISBN: 1102009598
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Twilight of the Gods - Götterdämmerung over the "New World Order"
Author: Stefan EngelPublisher: Verlag Neuer Weg
ISBN: 3880214263
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
For the title of this book, author Stefan Engel employs an allegory from German mythology: in the götterdämmerung, the "twilight of the gods", the end of the world engulfs the worn-out gods of an antiquated age, and out of the world conflagration grows an admirable new world of peace an full, joyous live. The parallel with the decline of the present ruling stratum of world society and the preparation of a new future well worth living is intended! The book wrests this vision from the realm of mythology and places it on a scientific foundation. It conveys a perspective to all those for whom the götterdämmerung of ruling world finance capital does not signify the end of history but the starting point for an new epoch of the social develooment of humanity - without hunger, exploitation and war.
The Annotated Ring Cycle
Author: Frederick Paul WalterPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538136678
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Richard Wagner’s magnum opus meets the celebrated translator of Jules Verne novels in this colorful and original work. Frederick Paul Walter makes Twilight for the Gods accessible not only to scholars and opera buffs but also to fans of Tolkien, Star Wars, and Hogwarts through a dazzling new translation in lively modern English and annotations that spotlight the libretto, lyrics, and stage directions. The translation conveys Wagner’s humor, rhymes, alliterative effects, subliminal messages, and inventive tale spinning, plus it also gets the most basic ingredient right: the actual story! It highlights the motives, secrets, and plot twists—what’s really going on and what its narrative shows. Accompanying the translation and annotations are dozens of photos of classic artwork by Arthur Rackham, Howard Pyle, Aubrey Beardsley, the 1876 costume and set designs, and much more.
Author: Richard Wagner
Author: Richard Wagner