Richard Strauss's Orchestral Music and the German Intellectual Tradition: The Ph

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A study of Strauss's orchestral activity from the perspective of late-19th-century German intellectual history.

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The career of German composer Richard Strauss followed an unusual path: he wrote orchestral music almost exclusively until 1903, then focused almost exclusively on opera for nearly four decades. Abandoning opera in the midst of the Second World War, he returned briefly to writing orchestral music before retiring in 1945. This provocative book examines the two periods of orchestral activity that frame Strauss's long career. Part I considers the influence of various intellectuals on Strauss's early orchestral music, including Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Goethe, and Wagner. Part II surveys all of Strauss's late orchestral works. The final chapter addresses Strauss's role as the official composer of the Third Reich and the impact of the war on his last compositions. Charles Youmans is Assistant Professor of Musicology at Penn State University.

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A study of Strauss's orchestral activity from the perspective of late-19th-century German intellectual history.

Author Biography

Charles Youmans is Assistant Professor of Musicology at Penn State University.

Table of Contents

ContentsIntellectual History and Artistic Production: The Case of Richard StraussPart I. The Private Intellectual Context of Strauss's Early Career1. "The Conversion": Strauss and Wagnerism2. Music and the "Denial of the Will": Schopenhauer in Strauss's Life and Work3. Strauss's Nietzsche4. Goethe and the Development of Strauss's Mature WorldviewPart II. Orchestral Composition as Philosophical Critique5. The First Cycle of Tone Poems: Genesis of a Critical Musical Technique6. Eulenspiegel, Zarathustra, Quixote, Strauss: Crystallization of a Persona7. Absolute Music, Twentieth-Century Aesthetics, and the Symphonies ofRichard StraussNotesWorks CitedIndex

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" ... valid insights into the prevailing philosophies of the period in that country, and more specifically, how and by whom Strauss was influenced, and how he finally freed himself of certain bullying ideologies--Wagnerism, in particular."--Classical Music 13 May 2006

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A study of Strauss's orchestral activity from the perspective of late-19th-century German intellectual history.

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" . . . valid insights into the prevailing philosophies of the period in that country, andmore specifically, how and by whom Strauss was influenced, and how he finallyfreed himself of certain bullying ideologies--Wagnerism, in particular."--ClassicalMusic 13 May 2006

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A study of Strauss's orchestral activity from the perspective of late-19th-century German intellectual history.

Details ISBN0253345731 Short Title RICHARD STRAUSSS ORCHESTRAL MU Publisher Indiana University Press Language English ISBN-10 0253345731 ISBN-13 9780253345738 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2005 Imprint Indiana University Press Subtitle The Philosophical Roots of Musical Modernism Place of Publication Bloomington, IN Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780253345738 UK Release Date 2005-07-07 AU Release Date 2005-07-07 NZ Release Date 2005-07-07 US Release Date 2005-07-07 Author Charles Youmans Pages 312 Publication Date 2005-07-07 DEWEY 780.92 Illustrations 85 b&w illus. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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