This full-length study of Salome is the first in English since Lawrence Gilman's introductory guide of 1907. The handbook presents an informative collection of historical, critical and analytical studies of one of Strauss's most familiar operas. Classic essays by Mario Praz and Richard Ellmann cover the literary background. How Strauss adopted Wilde's play for his libretto is discussed by Roland Tenschert in a fascinating essay which has been updated by Derrick Puffett. In three central analytical chapters, Derrick Puffett considers Salome in relation to Wagnerian music drama, Tethys Carpenter examines its tonal and dramatic structure, and Craig Ayrey analyses the final monologue. The last part of the book moves from analysis to criticism, with a review by John Williamson of the opera's critical reception and an interpretative essay by Robin Holloway. The book also contains a synopsis, bibliography, and discography; Strauss's little-known scenario for the 'Dance of the Seven Veils' is reprinted as an appendix.
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"This extraordinary book (in the highly respected `Cambridge Opera Handbooks' series) is the first full-length study of Salome in English since Lawrence Gilman's Strauss' `Salome, (1907)...Very clear and appropriate musical examples, appendixes...extensive notes for each chapter, a bibliography, discography, and index, and several black-and-white plates. Indispensable." J. Rayburn, Choice
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This first full-length study of Salome in English since Lawrence Gilman's (1907) moves from historical and literary analysis to critical appraisal and includes a synopsis, bibliography and discography.
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Praz's remarks on Salome occur in the context of a discussion of the painting of Gustave Moreau. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
leitmotive technique, kissed thy mouth, silver charger, final monologue, second interlude, tonal context, vocal rhythm, seven veils, programme music, original pitch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Der Rosenkavalier, The Stones of Venice, Joch Statement, Lord Henry, Richard Strauss, Rose La Touche, Dorian Gray, John the Baptist, Das Rheingold, Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben, First Soldier, Gustave Moreau, Hedwig Lachmann, Herod Sal, Princess of Judaea, Die Meistersinger, Menschen Sohn, Pitch Intervals Metre Rhythm Timbre, Strauss's Salome, William Mann New!
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Praz's remarks on Salome occur in the context of a discussion of the painting of Gustave Moreau. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
leitmotive technique, kissed thy mouth, silver charger, final monologue, second interlude, tonal context, vocal rhythm, seven veils, programme music, original pitch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Der Rosenkavalier, The Stones of Venice, Joch Statement, Lord Henry, Richard Strauss, Rose La Touche, Dorian Gray, John the Baptist, Das Rheingold, Don Quixote, Ein Heldenleben, First Soldier, Gustave Moreau, Hedwig Lachmann, Herod Sal, Princess of Judaea, Die Meistersinger, Menschen Sohn, Pitch Intervals Metre Rhythm Timbre, Strauss's Salome, William Mann New!
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- Der Rosenkavalier: English National Opera Guide 8 (English National Opera Guides) by R. Strauss on 14 pages
- Richard Strauss: Man, Musician, Enigma by Michael Kennedy on 8 pages
- Richard Strauss (Music Book Index) by Ernest Newman on 7 pages
- Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann on 7 pages
- The Stones Of Venice by John Ruskin on 7 pages
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- The Richard Strauss Companion by Mark-Dan Schmid on 4 pages
- Wilde: Salome (Plays in Production) by William Tydeman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- German Modernism: Music and the Arts (California Studies in 20th-Century Music) by Walter Frisch in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by David R. B. Kimbell in Front Matter
- Richard Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer (Cambridge Opera Handbooks) by Thomas Grey in Front Matter
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