Gotterdammerung in Full Score
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486242501 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 615 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-15 |
| Language | : | German |
DESCRIPTION:
Composer and conductor Richard Wagner (1813–83) is best known for his four-opera classic, The Ring. Unlike most other composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his operas.
Although it is the final work in the series, the opera was actually first sketched out by Wagner in 1848, under the title Siegfrieds Tod. As it turned out, dramaturgic difficulties forced the composer to expand the tragedy of Siegfried into the four-part Ring. In 1851 he amplified Siegfrieds Tod with Der junge Siegfried (later Siegfried), and the following year wrote the texts of Die Walküre and Das Rheingold. In effect, the text of the Ring cycle was written in reverse order.Wagner began composing the musical drafts of Götterdämmerung in 1869. George Bernard Shaw, a critic not given to hyperbole, acknowledged Wagner's preeminent status in
. What he accomplishes with his orchestral writing is nothing short of astonishing--and you can see how he does it by following along with this full orchestral score from Dover. Dover scores, reprints of out-of-copyright editions from other publishers, are entirely lacking in frills, and they're not that helpful to singers who need to learn a role. Then he decided to add some additional material, and the project grew and grew to become the four-opera, 16-hour Ring des Nibelungen, one of the most astonishing accomplishments in all of western civilization. Gotterdammerung (The Twilight
"Five Stars" according to Mike B.. gift received well. Great score Aaron Daniel This is a great score at a very affordable price, I believe you can get the entire Ring Cycle through these Dover reprints. Five Stars J. McFadden great would do business again