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Opera for a New Republic: The Zeitopern of Krenek, Weill, and Hindemith: 96 (Studies in Musicology, 96) - Tapa blanda

Cook, Susan C

 
9780835720526: Opera for a New Republic: The Zeitopern of Krenek, Weill, and Hindemith: 96 (Studies in Musicology, 96)
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ISBN 10: 0835720527 ISBN 13: 9780835720526
Editorial: University of Rochester Press, 1988

Sinopsis

An exploration of avant-garde music and operatic form in Weimar Germany Weimar Germany -- the age of Bauhaus and Brecht -- was a time of significant activity in all areas of the artistic avant-garde. Musicologist Susan Cook explores this intriguing period in a look at Zeitoper (topical opera)and its primary exponents, Ernst Krenek, Kurt Weill and Paul Hindemith. Zeitoper has proved to be of importance as an experimental form that broadened the definition of modern opera and musical theatre, incorporating elements previously thought unsuitable. Celebrating modern life in its libretti, its scores borrowed heavily from American dance music and jazz. Opera for a New Republic is the first book to provide a broad historical,cultural and artistic context for the development of this operatic genre. Through it we learn that Zeitoper, although short-lived, has proved to be a vital component in the development of twentieth-century operatic style. Susan Cook is Professor of Musicology at the University of Wisconsin.

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Weimar Germany -- the age of Bauhaus and Brecht -- was a time of significant activity in all areas of the artistic avant-garde. Musicologist Susan Cook explores this intriguing period in a look at Zeitoper (topical opera) and its primary exponents, Ernst Krenek, Kurt Weill and Paul Hindemith. Zeitoper has proved to be of importance as an experimental form that broadened the definition of modern opera and musical theatre, incorporating elements previously thought unsuitable. Celebrating modern life in its libretti, its scores borrowed heavily from American dance music and jazz.
Opera for a New Republic is the first book to provide a broad historical, cultural and artistic context for the development of this operatic genre. Through it we learn that Zeitoper, although short-lived, has proved to be a vital component in the development of twentieth-century operatic style.

Susan Cook is Professor of Musicology at the University of Wisconsin.

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Editorial
University of Rochester Press
Año de publicación
1988
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
0835720527
ISBN 13 
9780835720526
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Número de páginas
296
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