| Johann Strauss and Vienna Contributor(s): Crittenden, Camille (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521771218 ISBN-13: 9780521771214 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $125.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 782.120 |
| LCCN: 99088871 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Opera |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The transformation of Vienna and the Habsburg Empire at the end of the nineteenth century was accompanied by the development of a new musical genre, Viennese operetta, and no composer was better suited than Johann Strauss to express his native city's pride and anxiety during this period. Camille Crittenden provides an overview of Viennese operetta, then takes Strauss' works as a series of case studies in the interaction between stage works and audience. The book also examines Strauss' role as national icon during his lifetime and throughout the twentieth century. |