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The tragic and the ecstatic : the musical revolution of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde /

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Chafe argues that Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' is a musical & dramatic exposition of metaphysical ideas inspired by Schopenhauer. This book is a critical account of 'Tristan', in which the drama is shown to develop through the music.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chafe, Eric Thomas, 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883. > Tristan und Isolde.
Schopenhauer, Arthur, > 1788-1860.
Schopenhauer, Arthur, > 1788-1860
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner, Richard)
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Musique > Philosophie et esthétique.
Music > Philosophy and aesthetics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The path to Schopenhauer
  • Tristan and Schopenhauer
  • Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg I : Minne
  • Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg II : Honor
  • The desire music
  • The Prelude : a musico-poetic view
  • Tragedy and dramatic structure
  • The two death motives
  • Musico-poetic design in Act 1
  • Act 2, Scene 1 : night and Minne
  • The Love Scene in Act 2 : transition and periodicity
  • Tristan's answer to King Mark : moral and philosophical questions
  • Act 3 : musico-poetic design
  • Love as fearful torment
  • The road to salvation.