Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
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- Author: Stephen Walsh, University of Wales College of Cardiff
- Date Published: July 1993
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521404310
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Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex is widely acknowledged as one of the most original musical theater works of the twentieth century. This clear and concise guide, the first ever written on the work, describes the plot, the music and the staging in close detail and provides a fully documented discussion of the origins of Oedipus Rex in Stravinsky's own work and thinking. By placing the work in its social context, the author paints a vivid picture of Parisian artistic politics in the twenties, from which emerged one of the richest and most suggestive works of modern times. The full libretto is provided, with a parallel translation.
Read more- Important twentieth-century stage work with a libretto by Jean Cocteau for which full text and translation is provided (from Latin and French)
- Vividly describes the Parisian background to this work, written in the 1920s
- Corrects many errors in standard books on Stravinsky
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"There is much in this book that is considerable, and the author opens up areas that almost demand further research. In preparing Oedipus Rex for performance, one should use this book, with score in hand, as a starting point or reference source. The extensive notes and bibliography make the handbook a valuable tool." Choral Journal
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- Date Published: July 1993
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521404310
- length: 132 pages
- dimensions: 224 x 142 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.29kg
- contains: 16 music examples
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
List of abbreviations
1. The exile finds a new home
2. Of masks, masses and magic
3. In which the music unfolds
4. How it all came to be known
Appendix A. The libretto
Appendix B. The Latin text and its setting
Appendix C. Cast and orchestra
Notes
Select bibliography
Index.
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