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This book is a biography of the famed German composer Richard Wagner. He is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionized opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesize the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama.
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"Old Scores and New Readings" is a literary work by John F. Runciman, a British writer and literary critic who was actively involved throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This edition of "Old Scores and New Readings" is characterized by a visually appealing cover design and a meticulously typeset manuscript, which collectively contribute to its contemporary aesthetic and enhanced legibility. Some tales are brutal or weird, and while others creep up on you and draw you in slowly. The literary work consists of a collection of essays and thoughtful compositions which provide readers with a captivating exploration of various themes and subjects in literature that were prominent thro...
Reproduction of the original: Old Scores and New Readings by John F. Runciman
Richard Wagner by John F. Runciman.
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Purcell by John F. Runciman.