History
HIST3796 | History of the Music Dramas of Richard Wagner (O) (Cross-Listed: MUS 3796) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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An examination of the theoretical constructs behind Wagner's music dramas, the compositional histories of some of the dramas of the 1840's, and then of the Ring Cycle itself. Some attention will be given to the performance history of the dramas as well. |