| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 306 pages) : illustrations, music. |
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text file |
| Series |
Eastman studies in music,
1071-9989 ;
v. 175
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Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Eastman studies in music.
1071-9989 ; v. 175.
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| Note |
This volume contains four writings by Wagner about conducting, and a critical essay on his thoughts and practices. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Richard Wagner's writings on conducting. Reminiscences of Spontini ; Report on the performance of Beethoven's ninth symphony in Dresden in 1846 ; About conducting ; On performing Beethoven's ninth symphony -- pt. II. Critical essay. Richard Wagner and the Art of conducting. About conducting ; Wagner in review ; Wagner in the picture ; Annotated scores and parts ; Writing on conducting ; Mania, Helmsmen, and theory ; Berlioz the catalyst? ; Über das Dirigieren ; Early impact -- Über das Dirigieren ; Structure, context, and meta-text ; Of "Elegance" and Anti-Semitism ; Wagner and the Academy ; Wagner and Beethoven's Ninth ; The Bayreuth performance of Beethoven's Ninth in 1872 ; Finding a vocabulary for conducting ; Melos and the Body ; Tempo modification ; Freedom, control, and the "Two Cultures" ; Charles Darwin and the Imperceptible Art of Transition ; Wagner ex Cathedra ; Wagner's School of Capellmeisters ; Wagner in Translation ; The Triumph of Time. |
| Access |
Open Access Unrestricted online access |
| Local Note |
Project Muse Project Muse Open Access |
| Subject |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. |
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation. |
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Über das Dirigieren. English. |
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Music. |
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Conducting. |
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Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Conducting -- 19th century -- History.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books. .
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| Added Author |
Project Muse, distributor.
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| ISBN |
1800101899 |
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9781800101890 |
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1648250122 |
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9781648250125 |
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