Download or read book Wagner lyrics for soprano written by Richard Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes "Trois mélodies" and the "Wesendonck-Lieder", and selections from the operas: Rienzi ; Der fliegende Holländer ; Tannhäuser ; Lohengrin ; Tristan und Isolde ; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ; Die Walküre ; Siegfried ; Götterdämmerung ; Parsifal.
Download or read book Wagner Lyrics for Baritone and Bass written by Richard Wagner and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wagner Lyrics for Tenor written by Richard Wagner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the introductory. It would be difficult to point to any other musician, with the single exception, perhaps, of Beethoven, whose career exhibits such continued growth. Much as Wagner in his early days was inspired by the romantic fire of a Spontini (of which this master's La Vestate and Fernando Cortez give proof), much as he delighted in his own Rienzi, because it seemed to him to be the happy combination of the explosive materials of an heroic drama with all the pomp and circumstance of French "grand " opera, yet he was severe enough in his self-criticism to recognize the fact that he never could reach artistic independence on those lines. So in spite of the success obtained by Rienzi he abandoned this style of composition, and turned to new ways in The Flying Dutchman. In this drama we first meet with so-called "leading motives" (Leitmotiven), which are short but pregnant musical phrases, intended to portray the various personages of the action, the different passions which animate them or the sentiments they express. It is specially due to the use of these leading motives that Wagner's music is so wonderfully impressive, because by combining them or varying them in the most admirable manner, they become true plastic images of the figures of the drama in all their manifold relations towards each other. It is through the thematic character of Wagner's music that the drama obtains its intense force and clearness. Liszt has aptly remarked: "He makes the orchestra reflect; in his hands it reveals to us the soul, the passions, the sentiments, the slightest emotions of his personages; with him the orchestra becomes the echo, the fine veil through which he lets us perceive all the vibrations of their hearts; one might say that they palpitate in this medium, and across its sonorous and diaphanous walls we are alive to the most impetuous as well as to the slightest emotions." In a brief article it is, of course, impossible to estimate with adequate detail Wagner's cardinal importance to art. But a concise statement of the essential points of difference between his musical drama and the old, so-called "grand" opera, which reigned supreme upon the lyric stage when Wagner began to write, will at least give the reader an insight into the far-reaching nature of the reforms which he accomplished through the ripening of his great theory. These points may be classified under nine heads: First as concerns the subjects of his works, we find that his poems, after Rienzi, are exclusively national ones. He discards the historical opera, and turns to legends, myths and sagas as the only proper source of material for his art. Thus he emphasizes the motives which govern human nature at all times, and are quite independent of any given historical period. The second point concerns the poetical treatment of the text, as well as of the dramatic structure. The latter is always true to the canons of the best art; all that is not essential to the action is eliminated, and the dramatic basis is formed from accurate emotional analysis and the consistent delineation of character. The librettos are highly poetical, and possess an excellent literary style, rarely to be found in such works. The third point is the altered relation between music and poetry. While in the "grand" opera the music seldom had any other object but self-exploitation, the text being merely the incidental frame upon which it was hung and which it fitted more or less closely, Wagner places music and poetry upon a plane of perfect equality. Words and music interpret each other: the poetry determines the manner of its musical treatment, the music refines and ennobles the poetical expression.
Download or read book Wagner Lyrics written by Richard Wagner and published by Oliver Ditson Company. This book was released on 1904 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wagner Lyrics for Soprano written by Richard Wagner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main cause of Wagner's unique position in the history of opera lies in the fact that he was not only a composer, but also a dramatic poet, and was thus enabled to carry out successfully the theory which he gradually developed. No graver mistake can be made than to look upon Wagner solely as a great musician. His originality of expression is as marked in the librettos of his works as in their music. His sense of color, of rhythm, of dramatic effect, no less than his insight into all the phenomena of human character, was wonderfully exact. A man of such many-sided genius was the only one who could achieve the emancipation of the musical drama from the old "grand" opera. Had it not been for Wagner's personal ability to realize in every detail his performances, he would never have been more than a visionary. His striking musical originality would have attracted attention, but as a musician alone he would, in all probability, have failed to revolutionize the operatic world in the epoch-making manner in which he has done so. As long as the musical and dramatic elements of an operatic work are elaborated by different individuals, one will always be found to lean upon or to be sacrificed to the other. It would be difficult to point to any other musician, with the single exception, perhaps, of Beethoven, whose career exhibits such continued growth. Much as Wagner in his early days was inspired by the romantic fire of a Spontini (of which this master's La Vestale and Fernando Cortex give proof), much as he delighted in his own Rienzi, because it seemed to him to be the happy combination of the explosive materials of an heroic drama with all the pomp and circumstance of French "grand" opera, yet he was severe enough in his self-criticism to recognize the fact that he never could reach artistic independence on those lines. So in spite of the success obtained by Rienzi he abandoned this style of composition, and turned to new ways in The Flying Dutchman. In this drama we first meet with so-called "leading motives" (Leitmotiven), which are short but pregnant musical phrases, intended to portray the various personages of the action, the different passions which animate them or the sentiments they express. It is specially due to the use of these leading motives that Wagner's music is so wonderfully impressive, because by combining them or varying them in the most admirable manner, they become true plastic images of the figures of the drama in all their manifold relations towards each other. It is through the thematic character of Wagner's music that the drama obtains its intense force and clearness. Liszt has aptly remarked: "He makes the orchestra reflect; in his hands it reveals to us the soul, the passions, the sentiments, the slightest emotions of his personages; with him the orchestra becomes the echo, the fine veil through which he lets us perceive all the vibrations of their hearts; one might say that they palpitatein this medium, and across its sonorous and diaphanous walls we are alive to the most impetuous as well as to the slightest emotions..."..
Download or read book Wagner Lyrics written by Richard Wagner and published by Scholar Select. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Wagner Lyrics for Tenor written by Richard Wagner and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Wagner s Ring Cycle and the Greeks written by Daniel H. Foster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his reading of primary and secondary classical sources, as well as his theoretical writings, Richard Wagner developed a Hegelian-inspired theory linking the evolution of classical Greek politics and poetry. This book demonstrates how, by turning theory into practice, Wagner used this evolutionary paradigm to shape the music and the libretto of the Ring cycle. Foster describes how each of the Ring's operas represents a particular phase of Greek poetic and political development: Das Rheingold and Die Walküre create epic national identity in its earlier and later stages respectively; Siegfried expresses lyric personal identity; and Götterdämmerung destructively culminates with a tragi-comedy about civic identity. This study sees the Greeks through the lens of those scholars whose work influenced Wagner most, focusing on epic, lyric, and comedy, as well as Greek tragedy. Most significantly, the book interrogates the ways in which Wagner uses Greek aesthetics to further his own ideological goals.
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