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Focuses on the two operas of Alban Berg. If you have ever had any questions about Berg's opera Wozzeck, this book answers them for you. Each paragraph, each quoted music example, each analysis moves the argument forward in a clear incisive manner.

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
ONE. From the Early Songs to Wozzeck
TWO. Woyzeck and Wozzeck
THREE. The Text and Formal Design
FOUR. Representation and Symbol in the Music of Wozzeck
FIVE. The Musical Language of Wozzeck
SIX. "Eins nach dem Andern"
Appendix I: "The Preparation and Staging of Wozzeck"
Appendix II: The Landau Edition
Bibliography
Index 227

The Operas of Alban Berg Volume I

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/10/1989
      ISBN13: 9780520066175, 978-0520066175
      ISBN10: 0520066170

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focuses on the two operas of Alban Berg. If you have ever had any questions about Berg's opera Wozzeck, this book answers them for you. Each paragraph, each quoted music example, each analysis moves the argument forward in a clear incisive manner.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations
      Acknowledgments
      Preface
      ONE. From the Early Songs to Wozzeck
      TWO. Woyzeck and Wozzeck
      THREE. The Text and Formal Design
      FOUR. Representation and Symbol in the Music of Wozzeck
      FIVE. The Musical Language of Wozzeck
      SIX. "Eins nach dem Andern"
      Appendix I: "The Preparation and Staging of Wozzeck"
      Appendix II: The Landau Edition
      Bibliography
      Index 227

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