Richard Strauss' successful conducting and composing career spanned one of the most fascinating stretches of modern German history, from oil lamps to atomic energy, from a young empire to a divided Germany. This biography covers Strauss' early musical development, his emergence as a tone poet in the late nineteenth century, his turn to the stage at the beginning of the twentieth century, the successes and misfires of the post-World War I era, the turbulent 1930s, and the period of the Second World War and its aftermath.
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"Written in a lively style...this volume offers undergraduate and general readers a look at a segment of German history from the perspective of one of its greatest composers." Choice
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Richard Strauss's successful conducting and composing career spanned one of the most fascinating stretches of modern German history, from oil lamps to atomic energy, from a young empire to a divided Germany. This biography covers Strauss's early musical development, his emergence as a tone poet in the late nineteenth century, his turn to the stage at the beginning of the twentieth century, the successes and misfires of the post-World War I era, the turbulent 1930s, and the period of the Second World War and its aftermath.
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I had to purchase this book for an independant study in modern operas for my senior year as an undergrad. My professor is a friend of Gilliam, and I must say his writing and research is very well done. I knew nothing of Strauss, and after I was done reading the few Chapters that I had to read, I was pretty much satisfied. It was easy to follow and just a delight to read!
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To enter the Strauss villa in Garmisch, home of the composer, is to be confronted by paradox. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
horn concerto, tone poet, tone poems, court orchestra Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Die Frau, Don Juan, Franz Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier, Court Opera, Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel, State Opera, Ein Heldenleben, Don Quixote, New York, Gustav Mahler, National Socialists, Clemens Krauss, Hans von Billow, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Opera, Aus Italien, Franz Schalk, Friedrich Rösch, Max Reinhardt, Second Symphony, Stefan Zweig, Alexander Ritter, Cosima Wagner New!
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To enter the Strauss villa in Garmisch, home of the composer, is to be confronted by paradox. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
horn concerto, tone poet, tone poems, court orchestra Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Die Frau, Don Juan, Franz Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier, Court Opera, Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel, State Opera, Ein Heldenleben, Don Quixote, New York, Gustav Mahler, National Socialists, Clemens Krauss, Hans von Billow, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Opera, Aus Italien, Franz Schalk, Friedrich Rösch, Max Reinhardt, Second Symphony, Stefan Zweig, Alexander Ritter, Cosima Wagner New!
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- Der Rosenkavalier: English National Opera Guide 8 (English National Opera Guides) by R. Strauss on 21 pages
- Ein Heldenleben: Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 40 (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Richard Strauss on 8 pages
- Gustav Mahler by Kurt Blaukopf on 4 pages
- Richard Strauss and His World by Bryan Gilliam in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The World As Will and Representation, In Two Volumes: Vol. I by Arthur Schopenhauer on page 36, page 57, and page 58
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- German Modernism: Music and the Arts (California Studies in 20th-Century Music) by Walter Frisch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Richard Strauss Companion by Mark-Dan Schmid on page 98, page 230, and Back Matter
- Mahler and His World (Bard Music Festival) by Karen Painter on page 49
- The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Simon P. Keefe in Back Matter
- John Simon on Music : Criticism 1979-2005 (John Simon On--) (Applause Books) by John Simon on page 464
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