Gustav Mahler and the Symphony of the 19th Century : Translated by Neil K. Moran

The Subject Of This Book Is The Semantics Of Symphonic Music From Beethoven To Mahler. Of Fundamental Importance Is The Realization That This Music Is Imbued With Non-musical, Literary, Philosophical And Religious Ideas. It Is Also Clear That Not Only Beethoven, Schubert And Bruckner Were Crucial Role Models For Mahler, But Also The Musical Dramatist Wagner And The Programmatic Symphony Composers Berlioz And Liszt. At The Same Time A Semantic Musical Analysis Of Their Works Reveals For The First Time The Actual Inherent (poetic) Quintessence Of Numerous Orchestral Works Of The 19th Century [publisher Description] Basics Of The Symphony. Mahler's Place In History -- Beethoven And The New Categories Of Symphonic Music -- The History Of The Reception Of Beethoven's Music -- Mahler's Conception Of The Symphonic Cantata -- Borrowings From The Lieder Repertoire -- Aspects Or Architectonics -- Content And Form -- The Cyclic Form Principle And The Programmatic Idea -- Musical Themes And The Poetical Conception -- The Mephisto Movement Of Liszt's Faust Symphony -- The Universality Of The Symphony. Characteristics In General -- Characteristics Derived From Vocal Music -- Characteristics Derived From Instrumental Music -- Scherzo, Scherzando And Dance Characteristics -- Conclusion -- Elements Of The Symphonies. The Symbol In Music -- The Semantics Of The Sounds Of Birds -- Elementary Motifs -- Motifs Of Falling And Symbols Of The Abyss -- Symbols Of Night And Of Sleep -- Satanism And The Crucifix -- Dall Inferno Al Paradiso -- La Gamme Terrifiante -- Rhythmic Leimotifs -- Guiding Sounds (leitklänge) -- Idiophonic Sound Symbols. Flores Constantin ; Translated By Neil K. Moran. Expanded Version Of The German Original Edition: Mahler Und Die Symphonik Des 19. Jahrhunderts In Neuer Deutung. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 291-309) And Index. This book presents fourteen original contributions by authors examining the importance of dwellings and local communities in people's everyday lives. Through qualitative research conducted in North America and Europe, the volume explores the ways in which home is created both ideally and practically, at levels ranging from individual housing units to neighborhoods and public spaces. Even when the circumstances of making one's home deviate from cultural ideals - for instance, in crowded, institutional, or stigmatized housing contexts, in disadvantaged or transient neighborhoods, or when one has The volume revisions Shakespeare studies from an international, mainly feminist or gender, perspective. It sheds a new light on Shakespeare through the work of women from all over the world: actresses, directors, writers and others, who appropriated Shakespeare according to their specific social and cultural milieu and political situations. Music is no mere play of sound, no mere tonal texture, but has a significant psychic, spiritual/intellectual and social dimension. This title investigates the question of how changes in the conception of love are reflected in music and concludes with a warning of a dehumanized world.