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The idea of an opera trilogy initially took root in a meeting between Philip Glass and Dennis Russell Davies in 1979. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chaconne ritornellos, singing archaeology, common language tonality, chaconne pattern, transgression motif, trilogy operas, transgression theme, trilogy theme, rehearsal mark, trilogy motif, compound chords, chord attacks, operatic trilogy, minimal music, countertenor voice, descending tetrachord, initial chord, prelude music, tonal foundation, tonal ambiguity, musical discourse, harmonic ambiguity, bass ostinato, musical modernism, arpeggio pattern Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Robert Wilson, North American, Philip Glass, Oedipus Rex, Das Rheingold, Higher Love, Steve Reich, Wallis Budge, Achim Freyer, Old Testament, Queen Tye, John Adams, Julia Kristeva, Laurie Anderson, Meredith Monk, Michael Nyman, Cyril Aldred, Egyptian Monotheism, Roland Barthes, Theater of Cruelty, United States, Benjamin Britten, Houston Grand Opera, Living Theater New!
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The idea of an opera trilogy initially took root in a meeting between Philip Glass and Dennis Russell Davies in 1979. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chaconne ritornellos, singing archaeology, common language tonality, chaconne pattern, transgression motif, trilogy operas, transgression theme, trilogy theme, rehearsal mark, trilogy motif, compound chords, chord attacks, operatic trilogy, minimal music, countertenor voice, descending tetrachord, initial chord, prelude music, tonal foundation, tonal ambiguity, musical discourse, harmonic ambiguity, bass ostinato, musical modernism, arpeggio pattern Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Robert Wilson, North American, Philip Glass, Oedipus Rex, Das Rheingold, Higher Love, Steve Reich, Wallis Budge, Achim Freyer, Old Testament, Queen Tye, John Adams, Julia Kristeva, Laurie Anderson, Meredith Monk, Michael Nyman, Cyril Aldred, Egyptian Monotheism, Roland Barthes, Theater of Cruelty, United States, Benjamin Britten, Houston Grand Opera, Living Theater New!
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- Oedipus and Akhnaton: Myth and History by Immanuel Velikovsky on 12 pages
- Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality by Susan McClary on 5 pages
- Das Rheingold: G. Schirmer Opera Score, Ed. 1563 (Complete Vocal Score) by F Jameson on 4 pages
- The Amarna Age: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World by James Baikie in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Wagner Androgyne by Jean-Jacques Nattiez on page 147, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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