Eric Chafe

The Tragic and the Ecstatic

The Musical Revolution of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"

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Musical EditionsBook (Hardcover)
Item no.872166
Author / ComposerEric Chafe
Languageenglish
Scope344 pages; 15.5 × 23.5 cm
Release year2005
Publisher / ProducerOxford University Press
Producer No.OUP9780195176476
ISBN9780195176476

Description

During the years preceding the composition of Tristan and Isolde, Wagner's aesthetics underwent a momentus turnaround, principally as a result of his discovery of Schopenhauer. Many of Schopenhauer's ideas, especially those regarding music's metaphysical significance, resonated with patterns of thought that had been central to Wagner's aesthetics, and Wagner described the entry of Schopenhauer into his life as a gift from heaven.

Chafe argues that Wagner's Tristan and Isolde is a musical and dramatic exposition of metaphysical ideas inspired by Schopenhauer. The first part of the book covers the philosophical and literary underpinnings of the story, exploring Schopenhauer's metaphysics and Gottfried van Strassburg's Tristan poem. Chafe then turns to the events in the opera, providing tonal and harmonic analyses the reinforce his interpretation of the drama.

Chafe acts as an expert guide, interpreting and illustrating most important moments for his reader. Ultimately, Chafe creates a critical account of Tristan, in which the drama is shown to develop through the music.

Content

  •  1.: The Path to Schopenhauer
  •  2.:Tristan and Schopenhauer
  •  3.: Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg I: Minne
  •  4.:Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg II: Honor
  •  5.: The Desire Music
  •  6.:The Prelude: A Musicopoetic View
  •  7.: Tragedy and Dramatic Structure
  •  8.: The Two Death Motives
  •  9.:Musicopoetic Design in Act One
  •  10.: Act Two, Scene One: Night and Minne
  •  11.:The Love Scene in Act Two: Transition and Periodicity
  •  12.:Tristan's Answer to King Mark: Moral and Philosophical Questions
  •  13.: Act Three: Musicopoetic Design
  •  14.:Love as Fearful Torment
  •  15.:The Road to Salvation
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