| Description |
x, 310 pages : illustration, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Eastman studies in music,
1071-9989
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Eastman studies in music,
1071-9989 ;
v. 34
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Eastman studies in music.
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Eastman studies in music ; v. 34.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-298) and index. |
| Contents |
Richard Wagner, the wandering musician -- Wagner as an orchestral and drawing room composer -- The first steps in the cultural struggle -- Ent'racte : Wagner's promotional tour in Russia (1863) -- Cries and whispers : early Swedish encounters with Wagner -- Institutionalizing a composer -- Pilgrimage to Wagner -- The campaigners for Bayreuth -- Conclusion : the final chord. |
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Richard Wagner, the wandering musician. Around the Baltic Sea ; "The Siberia of Prussia" ; The Riga years -- Wagner as an orchestral and drawing room composer. Musical networks ; Commodifying Wagner's innovations ; Entering the concert scene -- The first steps in the cultural struggle. Riga as a Wagner center ; Lohengrin in Livonia ; "Living in the past" : Estonian responses ; Alone in the temple of Thalia : Tannhäuser in Helsinki -- Ent'racte : Wagner's promotional tour in Russia (1863). Concerts and controls ; "Adieu, charmant pays!" -- Cries and whispers : early Swedish encounters with Wagner. "Oh! Wagner, Wagner! I must cry out!" ; Rienzi as Zukunftsmusik -- Institutionalizing a composer. "The emperor of new German music" ; The mastersingers of Riga ; "Shrieks and signals" ; History writing and legitimation -- Pilgrimage to Wagner. The founding of the Bayreuth Festival ; Tourists on the Green Hill ; The cultural and social boundaries of Wagnerism -- The campaigners for Bayreuth. Patrons, agents, societies ; Almost a relative : Fredrik Vult von Steijern ; The representatives of Finland : Richard Faltin and Martin Wegelius ; Carl Friedrich Glasenapp and the Riga Wagner Society -- Conclusion : the final chord. |
| Subject |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Performances -- Sweden.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. |
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Performances. |
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Sweden. |
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Performances -- Finland.
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Finland. |
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Performances -- Russia (Federation) -- Baltic Provinces.
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Russia (Federation) -- Baltic Provinces. |
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Operas -- 19th century -- Performances.
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Operas. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| ISBN |
1580462073 hardcover alkaline paper |
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