Overview

Featuring ten new essays on different aspects of the compositions, artistic influences, and persona of Richard Strauss, The Strauss Companion explores the composer's relationship to his own work and to that of his noted contemporaries. Guided by not only musical interests but literary, political, and philosophical ones as well, Strauss is an ideal candidate for this sort of treatment. Following this discussion of his influences, the volume moves to a discussion of the works themselves, including operas, tone poems, and stage works; these compositions are explored analytically and also in terms of their critical reception. The final chapter investigates for the first time Strauss's much-neglected choral works, revealing their rich musical and vocal capacities, while a select bibliography and complete works-list round out the volume. These colorful and intriguing essays are written by some of the foremost American, German, British, and Canadian Strauss scholars of our time, making it an important resource for students not only of Strauss's work, but of all musical composition and art music.

Full Product Details

Author:   Mark-Dan Schmid
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780313279010

ISBN 10:   0313279012
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   30 September 2003
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword by Bryan Gilliam Preface Abbreviations Influences The Influences of Richard Strauss by Heiner Wajemann Strauss and His Contemporaries: Critical Perspectives by Peter Franklin The Development of Richard Strauss's Worldview by Charles D. Youmans Instrumental Works Richard Strauss's Tone Poems by Walter Werbeck The Early Reception of Richard Strauss's Tone Poems by Mark-Daniel Schmid From ""Too Many Works"" to ""Wrist Exercises"": The Abstract Instrumental Compositions of Richard Strauss by Scott Warfield Vocal Works Richard Strauss before Salome: The Early Operas and Unfinished Stage Works by Morten Kristiansen The Late Operas of Richard Strauss by James L. Zychowicz Richard Strauss's Imagination by Pierre Marc Bellemare The Lieder of Richard Strauss by Christine Getz The Challenge of the Choral Works by Suzanne M. Lodato Selected Bibliography by Scott Warfield Index of Musical Works General Index About the Contributors"

Reviews

This Companion is a delightful vade mecum. It will give pleasure to all ... [it] deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in music and to join the very select band of essential reference volumes. -Richard Strauss Society Newsletter

Schmid brings some welcome additions to recent literature on Strauss....Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. -Choice ?This Companion is a delightful vade mecum. It will give pleasure to all ... [it] deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in music and to join the very select band of essential reference volumes.?-Richard Strauss Society Newsletter ?Schmid brings some welcome additions to recent literature on Strauss....Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.?-Choice This Companion is a delightful vade mecum. It will give pleasure to all ... [it] deserves to be read by anyone with an interest in music and to join the very select band of essential reference volumes. -Richard Strauss Society Newsletter

Author Information

MARK-DANIEL SCHMID is an Assistant Professor of Music History and Literature and Piano at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. Having previously taught for several years at the Musikschule Leinfelden-Echterdingen in Germany, his scholarly interests include Richard Strauss, Frantisek Xaver Dusek, and film music.

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