Wagner in Context by David Trippett

Wagner in Context by David Trippett

Few composers embodied wider cultural interests than Wagner or had greater cultural consequences. This is the first collection to examine directly the rich array of intellectual, social and cultural contexts within which Wagner worked. Alongside fresh accounts of historical topics, from spa culture to racial theory, sentient bodies to stage technology, America to Spain, it casts an eye forward to contexts of Wagner's ongoing reception, from video gaming to sound recording, Israel to Friedrich Kittler, and twenty-first century warfare. The collection brings together an international cast of leading authorities and new voices. Its 42 short chapters offer a reader-friendly way into Wagner studies, with authoritative studies of central topics set alongside emerging new fields. It sheds new light on previously neglected individuals such as Minna Wagner, Theodor Herzl and Houston Stewart Chamberlain, and investigates the global circulation of Wagner's works, his approach to money, and the controversies that continue to accompany him.

'Trippett has done an excellent job in assembling the volume … A rewarding read and an ambitious, serious and open-minded addition to the Wagner literature' Hugo Shirley, Gramophone
'An excellent resource for those in music and other fields interested in an introduction to Wagner studies … Highly recommended.' B. Doherty, CHOICE

David Trippett is Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. He is author of Wagner's Melodies (2013), is the recipient of the Lockwood and Einstein awards from the American Musicological Society, and has edited collected volumes on music in digital culture, and music and science.

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ISBN 13	9781108836463
ISBN 10	1108836461
Title	Wagner in Context
Author	David Trippett
Series	Composers In Context
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2024-03-14
Number of pages	484
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