Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex (Cambridge Music Handbooks) - Softcover

Walsh, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521407788 ISBN 13: 9780521407786

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description:

Widely acknowledged as one of the most original music theater works of the twentieth century, this guide describes the opera's plot, music and staging and provides a fully documented discussion of its origins in Stravinsky's work and thought.

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521407788
• ISBN 13: 9780521407786
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132