Prometheus in Music: Representations of the Myth in the Romantic Era - Couverture rigide

Bertagnolli, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0754654680 ISBN 13 : 9780754654681

Editeur : Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

The ancient Greek myth of Prometheus enjoyed unprecedented popularity during the Romantic era. An international coterie of writers engaged with the legend, while composers such as Beethoven, Reichardt, Schubert, Wolf, Liszt, Halévy, Saint-SaÃns, Fauré, Parry, Goldmark and Bargiel based works of diverse genres on the fable. Paul Bertagnolli charts the progress of the myth during the nineteenth century, as it articulates an extraordinary variety of issues pertaining to culture, society, aesthetics and philosophy. Individual chapters demonstrate that the legend served as a vehicle to express opinions on diverse and remarkable subjects. Composers often resorted to varied and unorthodox musical techniques in order to reflect such subjects. These striking traits of musical compositions, their literary sources and the criticism that they inspired offer compelling testimony to the impact of the Prometheus myth on the Romantic imagination.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Bertagnolli is Associate Professor of Musicology at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0754654680
• ISBN 13: 9780754654681
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 388
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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