Richard Strauss's Elektra
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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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