Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok
| Author | : Elliott Antokoletz |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2004-07-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195103830 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195103831 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (831 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok by : Elliott Antokoletz
Download or read book Musical Symbolism in the Operas of Debussy and Bartok written by Elliott Antokoletz and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004-07-22 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors explore the means by which two early 20th-century operas - Debussy's 'Pelléas et Mélisande' (1902) and Bartók's 'Duke Bluebeard's Castle' (1911) - transformed the harmonic structures of the traditional major/minor scale system into a new musical language.
