| Description |
xxiv, 331 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-320) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the leitmotif problem -- Part I. Musical themes. Motive, phrase, melody, and theme ; Thematic development, thematic identity : musical themes and the prototype model -- Part II. Musical association. The phenomenon of musical association ; Piece specifics, cultural generics, and associative layering ; From Nibelheim to Hollywood : the associativity of harmonic progression -- Part III. Leitmotifs in context. The paradigm of Wagner's Ring ; Leitmotif in Western art music outside The Ring ; The modern-day leitmotif : associative themes in contemporary film music. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Leitmotif.
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Leitmotif. |
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Operas.
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Motion picture music -- History and criticism.
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Motion picture music. |
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Program music.
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Program music. |
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Operas (Wagner, Richard) |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
9781107098398 (hardback) |
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1107098394 (hardback) |
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