Richard Strauss's Elektra

by Bryan Gilliam

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Elektra was the fourth of fifteen operas by Strauss and opened his successful partnership with the librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Gilliam's study of this major work examines its musical-historical context and also provides a detailed analysis of some of its musical features. He establishes a chronology of the evolution of the opera and places it in the larger framework of German opera of the time. His detailed examination of the sketchbooks enables...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198166028

ISBN13:9780198166023

Release Date:August 1996

Publisher:Clarendon Press

Length:284 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"

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Arts, Music & Photography Education & Reference History & Criticism Instruction & Study Music Musical Genres Opera Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Theory, Composition & Performance

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