Author: Richard WagnerPublisher: Orion
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The Diary of Richard Wagner, 1865-1882
Author: Richard WagnerPublisher: Orion
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Journal: Richard Wagner
Author: All My JournalsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781723382345
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
6" x 9" personal notebook journal diary. Richard Wagner cover. Journal has 140 blank pages and is thin lined, wide ruled. Great for use as a journal, notebook, diary, field notes, travel logs, random thoughts and ideas, spiritual experiences, dates, appointments and more. Makes a great gift!
The Wagner Journal
Author: Richard Wagner
Author: Barry MillingtonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780500516430
Category : Biographie
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published in the run-up to the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth in 2013, and written by one of the most distinguished Wagner scholars in the world, this will be the Wagner book of the bicentenary. Richard Wagner (18131883) is one of the most influential and also one of the most polarizing composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their richness and tonal experimentation, ultimately paving the way for modernism. This book presents an in-depth but easy-to-read overview of Wagners life, work and times. Making use of the very latest scholarship much of it undertaken by the author himself in connection with his editorship of The Wagner Journal Millington reassesses received notions about Wagner and his work, demolishing ill-informed opinion in favour of proper critical understanding It is a radical and occasionally controversial reappraisal of this most perplexing of composers.
Richard Wagner
Author: Martin GeckPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226924629
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
“[An] intriguing exploration of the composer’s life and thought as exemplified by his music. An excellent biography.” —Library Journal Best known for the four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history. Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable, Wagner was also quite outspoken on the politics and culture of his time. His ideas traveled beyond musical circles into philosophy, literature, theater staging, and the visual arts. To befit such a dynamic figure, acclaimed biographer Martin Geck offers here a Wagner biography unlike any other, one that strikes a unique balance between the technical musical aspects of Wagner’s compositions and his overarching understanding of aesthetics. A landmark study of one of music’s most important figures “People who would like to know more about Wagner, and people who have loved his music for years . . . will find a great deal in this book to enjoy and to admire.” —Tablet “Geck describes a Wagner who is grounded, focused and even cautious, a savvy realist and ironist rather than a flamboyant, flailing ideologue . . . Suffused with his readings of contemporary productions of the operas, Geck’s musical analyses are succinct and superb” —New York Times “As an editor of Wagner’s Complete Works, Geck brings a deep familiarity with the composer to his task.” —Weekly Standard “A thoroughly approachable yet consistently provocative study.” —Thomas S. Grey, editor of The Cambridge Companion to Wagner
The Sorcerer of Bayreuth
Author: Barry MillingtonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199986959
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) is one of the most influential - and also one of the most controversial - composers in the history of music. Over the course of his long career, he produced a stream of spellbinding works that challenged musical convention through their richness and tonal experimentation, ultimately paving the way for modernism. This book presents an in-depth but easy-to-read overview of Wagner's life, work and times. It considers a wide range of themes, including the composer's original sources of inspiration; his fetish for exotic silks; his relationship with his wife, Cosima, and with his mistress, Mathilde Wesendonck; the anti-semitism that is undeniably present in the operas; their proto-cinematic nature; and the turbulent legacy both of the Bayreuth Festival and of Wagnerism itself. Making use of the very latest scholarship - much of it undertaken by the author himself in connection with his editorship of The Wagner Journal - Millington reassesses received notions about Wagner and his work, demolishing ill-informed opinion in favour of proper critical understanding. It is a radical - and occasionally controversial - reappraisal of this most perplexing of composers. The volume's arrangement - unique among books on the composer -combines an accessible text, intriguing images and original documents, thus ensuring a consistently fresh approach. Bringing new insights to an endlessly fascinating subject, The Sorcerer of Bayreuth will charm anyone interested in music and in the wider cultural life of the 19th century and beyond.
Bullet Journal: Richard Wagner
Author: All My JournalsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781723382468
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
This 8" x 10" dot grid journal has 140 pages, and .3" dotted grid paper. Richard Wagner cover. These notebooks are great for bullet journaling, calligraphy, beginning crafters, artist, teachers, scholars, taking notes, making day planners, and so much more. Can also be used for bullet journals what use Washi tape, inserts, pens, markers, etc. Makes a great gift!
Richard Wagner a Mathilde Wesendonk
Author: Richard WagnerPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781293744253
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Richard Wagner
Author: Nicholas VazsonyiPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139486462
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
All modern artists have had to market themselves in some way. Richard Wagner may just have done it better than anyone else. In a self-promotional effort that began around 1840 in Paris, and lasted for the remainder of his career, Wagner claimed convincingly that he was the most German composer ever and the true successor of Beethoven. More significantly, he was an opera composer who declared that he was not composing operas. Instead, during the 1850s, he mapped out a new direction, conceiving of works that would break with tradition and be literally 'brand new'. This is the first study to examine the innovative ways in which Wagner made himself a celebrity, promoting himself using every means available: autobiography, journal articles, short stories, newspaper announcements, letters, even his operas themselves. Vazsonyi reveals how Wagner created a niche for his works in the crowded opera market that continues to be unique.
Author: Adolphe Jullien