Richard Strauss's Elektra

by Bryan Gilliam

Book Overview

Elektra was the fourth of fifteen operas by Strauss and opened his successful partnership with the librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Gilliam's study of this major work examines its musical-historical context and also provides a detailed analysis of some of its musical features. He establishes a chronology of the evolution of the opera and places it in the larger framework of German opera of the time. His detailed examination of the sketchbooks enables...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198166028
• ISBN13: 9780198166023
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"