| Description |
xv, 542 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Bard Music Festival series |
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Bard Music Festival series.
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| Note |
Published in conjunction with the Bard Music Festival. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Equally celebrated and vilified in his own time, Wagner continues to provoke debate today regarding his political legacy as well as his music and aesthetic theories. Examine his works in dialogue with their intellectual and cultural contexts. |
| Contents |
Essays -- Biographical contexts -- Toward a music of the future: 1840-1860 -- Wagner and Paris -- The Bayreuth era -- The complete program notes of Richard Wagner. |
| Subject |
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Grey, Thomas S.
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Bard Music Festival.
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| ISBN |
9780691143651 hardback |
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069114365X hardback |
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9780691143668 paperback |
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0691143668 paperback |
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