| Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex Contributor(s): Walsh, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521404312 ISBN-13: 9780521404310 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $65.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 1993 Annotation: Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus rex is widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful and original music-theatre works of the twentieth century. This clear, concise guide is the first ever to be written on this work, and it describes the music and its staging in close detail. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera |
| Dewey: 782.1 |
| LCCN: 92000000 |
| Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.62" W x 8.79" (0.64 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |