RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZO

The study centres on the instruction of the two Forewords written by Richard Strauss to his opera Intermezzo to achieve perfect text understanding. The obvious reason writing that, during orchestral or operatic performance, one cannot understand the words as expressed by the singers. The composer f...

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Main Author: Bence ASZTALOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babeș-Bolyai University 2017-06-01
Series:Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
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Online Access:http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/2425
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description The study centres on the instruction of the two Forewords written by Richard Strauss to his opera Intermezzo to achieve perfect text understanding. The obvious reason writing that, during orchestral or operatic performance, one cannot understand the words as expressed by the singers. The composer first resolves this problem in Intermezzo, which I can appreciate both as an opera singer and as an orchestral musician.
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spelling doaj.art-fe50689a88194a3d84e4ccab74891bba2024-01-05T09:41:49ZengBabeș-Bolyai UniversityStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica1844-43692065-96282017-06-0162110.24193/subbmusica.2017.1.16RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZOBence ASZTALOS0Associate professor dr., “Juhász Gyula” University, Faculty of Education Music Department, Szeged, Hungary. E-mail: asztalos@jgypk.szte.hu The study centres on the instruction of the two Forewords written by Richard Strauss to his opera Intermezzo to achieve perfect text understanding. The obvious reason writing that, during orchestral or operatic performance, one cannot understand the words as expressed by the singers. The composer first resolves this problem in Intermezzo, which I can appreciate both as an opera singer and as an orchestral musician. http://193.231.18.162/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/2425Intermezzo, Forewords, opera, text, understanding, instructions.
spellingShingle Bence ASZTALOS
RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZO
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
Intermezzo, Forewords, opera, text, understanding, instructions.
title RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZO
title_full RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZO
title_fullStr RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZO
title_full_unstemmed RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZO
title_short RICHARD STRAUSS’ FOREWORDS TO INTERMEZZO
title_sort richard strauss forewords to intermezzo
topic Intermezzo, Forewords, opera, text, understanding, instructions.
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