Anton�n Dvor�k was a clever and highly communicative humorist and musical dramatist. His masterful compositional strategies underscore, heighten, and construct sonic humor in his six (!!) comic operas. He crafts musical slapstick, satire, parody, and merriment using sudden breaks in rhythmic patterns, explosive harmonic shifts, excessive repetition, and startling pauses, as well as incongruous tempi, dynamics, range, and instrumentation. Dvor�k also gives the orchestra its own "voice," breaking the metaphorical ...
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Anton�n Dvor�k was a clever and highly communicative humorist and musical dramatist. His masterful compositional strategies underscore, heighten, and construct sonic humor in his six (!!) comic operas. He crafts musical slapstick, satire, parody, and merriment using sudden breaks in rhythmic patterns, explosive harmonic shifts, excessive repetition, and startling pauses, as well as incongruous tempi, dynamics, range, and instrumentation. Dvor�k also gives the orchestra its own "voice," breaking the metaphorical "fourth wall" to reveal humor outside of the characters' awareness. Narrative description and comprehensive music examples guide the reader through all six of Dvor�k's works in this genre, revealing a significantly under-appreciated side of the composer's immense creative skills.
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Publisher:
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published:
2022
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English
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17790642138
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 386 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white. Eastern European Studies in Musicology, 23.
Publisher:
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published:
2022
Language:
English
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17980640367
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 386 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white. Eastern European Studies in Musicology, 23.
Publisher:
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Published:
2022
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English
Alibris ID:
17913253914
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New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 386 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white. Eastern European Studies in Musicology, 23.
