Alban Berg "Lulu"

ISBN-10: 0521284805

ISBN-13: 9780521284806

Edition: 1991

Authors: Douglas Jarman

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This book is the first guide to Berg's second opera, Lulu, written in non-technical language and intended for those students and music lovers wishing to become familiar with one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century music. Jarman presents a clear and concise introduction to the musical language and to the intricate musical and dramatic structure of Berg's opera. The volume also examines the literary background, the genesis, composition, and tortuous posthumous career of the work. The final chapters survey the performance history and suggest a possible interpretation of this complex and challenging composition. An important feature of the book is the inclusion of source documents and…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/22/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 172
Size: 5.67" wide x 8.82" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



List of illustrations


General preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction: chronology and background



From play to libretto



Synopsis



Posthumous history



The formal design



Melodic, harmonic and rhythmic language



Act III, scene 2, b.1146 - 1326: an analysis



A suggested interpretation


Documents



Pandora's Box (1905)




The case of 'Pandora's Box' (1905): From the judgement of the Berlin Royal District Court



On the 'Pandora's Box' case (1906)




A note on Act III of Lulu (1964)




The 'lost' score of the 'Symphonic Pieces from Lulu'



Notes


Bibliography


Discography


Index