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Reading Opera Between the Lines - Orchestral Interludes and Cultural Meaning from Wagner to Berg (Book)
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Reading Opera Between the Lines - Orchestral Interludes and Cultural Meaning from Wagner to Berg (Book)
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A characteristic feature of Wagnerian and post-Wagnerian opera is
the tendency to link scenes with numerous and often surprisingly
lengthy orchestral interludes, frequently performed with the
curtain closed. Often taken for granted or treated as a filler by
audiences and critics, these interludes can take on very prominent
roles, representing dream sequences, journeys and sexual
encounters, and in some cases becoming a highlight of the opera.
Christopher Morris investigates the implications of these important
but strangely overlooked passages. Combining close readings of
individual musical texts with an investigation of the critical
discourse surrounding the operas, Morris shows how the interludes
shed light not only on the representational and narrative
capacities of the orchestra, but also on the supposed 'absolute'
realm of instrumental music, a concept to which many critics
appealed when they associated the interludes with 'purely musical'
and 'symphonic' qualities.
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