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Book SynopsisAccording to Elias Canetti, with Wozzeck, Büchner achieved the most complete revolution in the whole of literature. The same can be said of Berg's opera, as revolutionary in the history of music. Mark DeVoto and Theo Hirsrunner discuss why this complex score suits the chaotic nature of the play. In his famous essay about the opera, Theodor Adorno shows how what seems fragmentary in the text is actually complete. Kenneth Segar offers a new interpretation of the play in the light of the most recent Büchner research. The play as Berg knew it is set out with a translation, and this unique source material is complemented by a series of critical reactions to the first London production in 1952.Contents: Wozzeck' in Context, Mark DeVoto; Georg Büchner's Woyzeck': an Interpretation, Kenneth; The Musico-Dramatic Structure of Wozzeck'; Musical Form and Dramatic Expression in Wozzeck', Theo Hirsbrunner; On the Characteristics of Wozzeck', Theodor W. Adorno; Wozzeck' at Covent Garden, 1952, John A
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Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 'Wozzeck' in Context by Mark DeVoto Georg Buchner's 'Woyzeck': an Interpretation by Kenneth Segar The Musico-Dramatic Structure of 'Wozzeck' Musical Form and Dramatic Expression in 'Wozzeck' by Theo Hirsbrunner On the Characteristic of 'Wozzeck' by Theodor W. Adorno 'Wozzeck' at Covent Garden, 1952 Thematic Guide 'Wozzeck' by Georg Buchner edited by Franzos and Landau, 1909 'Wozzeck' performing translation of Berg's libretto by Vida Harford and Eric Blackall Additional material from Buchner translated by Stewart Spencer A comparative structure of the play and the opera Act One Act Two Act Three Discography by David Nice Bibliography, Contributors and Acknowledgements
