Informationen zu "Musical Humor and Antonin Dvoraks Comic Operas hardcover"
Verlag: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft
Verlagsnummer: ISBN9783631874783
EAN: 9990900553656
ISBN: 978-3-631-87478-3
Beschreibung
Easter European Studies in Musicology
Antonín Dvoák 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. Dvoák 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 Dvoák's works in this genre, revealing a significantly under-appreciated side of the composer's immense creative skills.
