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Author Bassett, Peter, 1946- author

Title The Nibelung's Ring : a guide to Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen / Peter Bassett
Published Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2003
Kent Town, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2003
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Description viii, 327 pages : illustrations, music, facsimiles ; 23 cm
Contents Synopsis of the Ring -- Das Rheingold -- Die Walküre -- Siegfried -- Götterdämmerung -- An introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen -- Das Rheingold -- Die Walküre -- Siegfried -- Götterdämmerung -- Epilogue -- The Ring text in prose -- Thematic examples
Summary Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) is a great and universal work of art and the most complex creation for the musical stage. Wagner wrote the text and music between 1848 and 1874. It was a monumental undertaking that dominated the best part of his creative life and swept up many complex and often contradictory ideas as it went along. It is an endlessly fascinating work of art, and one that is impossible to fit neatly into this or that conceptual box. A performance of The Ring is a special event, attracting an audience from around the world. This new book by Wagner authority Peter Bassett contains a detailed introduction to The Ring, in which the author explains the mythological background to Wagner's work, the process of composition, and the ideas behind the four component operas. It also offers a complete prose version of Wagner's text in clear, accurate and elegant English, together with examples of musical themes demonstrating the essentially melodic nature of Wagner's score. There are forty full-page reproductions of rarely seen lithographs by Hugo Braune, which alone would make the book a collector's item
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-324) and index
Subject Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen -- History and criticism.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Opera.
Author Wakefield Press.
ISBN 186254624X (paperback)
9781862546240 (paperback)