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Opera for a New Republic

By Cook, Susan C.

Opera for a New Republic

By Cook, Susan C.

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Weimar Germany - the age of Bauhaus and Brecht - was a time of significant activity in all areas of the artistic avant-garde. Musicologist Susan Cook explores this intriguing period in a look at Zeitoper (topical opera) and its primary exponents, Ernst Krenek, Kurt Weill and Paul Hindemith. Zeitoper has proved to be of importance as an experimental form that broadened the definition of modern opera and musical theatre, incorporating elements previously thought unsuitable. Celebrating modern life in its libretti, its scores borrowed heavily from American dance music and jazz. Opera for a New Republic is the first book to provide a broad historical, cultural and artistic context for the development ofthis operatic genre. Through it we learn that Zeitoper, although short-lived, has proved to be a vital component in the development of twentieth-century operatic style.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
298
Release Date:
2010-04-15
Publication Date:
2010-04-01
Publisher:
University of Rochester Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0835720527
ISBN13:
9780835720526
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
435 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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