Salome in Full Score - (Dover Music Scores) by Richard Strauss (Paperback)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A striking display of atmospheric color brought about by instrumental means, <i>Salome</i> was Strauss's first great operatic success, and now ranks among the basic works of 20th-century music-drama. Definitive Fürstner score, now extremely rare.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians</i> (1980) offers ample reason why the complete score to Strauss's <i>Salome</i> is worthy of study. "It is virtuoso display of the creation of atmospheric colour by instrumental means." There are, of course, other reasons -- it is enough to say that since opening night (December 9, 1905) it has ranked among the basic works of 20th-century music.<br><i>Salome</i> (after the Oscar Wilde play) was Richard Strauss's first great operatic success, and like many of his works, caused controversy. The problem was that Strauss succeeded too well in capturing what fin-de-siècle decadence was seen in Wilde -- succeeded via an "instrumental inventiveness that is breathtaking" (<i>Grove</i>). The orchestral virtuosity is vividly apparent in the parts for percussion and for certain less commonly used instruments -- heckelphone (here first introduced), xylophone, contrabassoon -- which found their raison de'étre in <i>Salome.</i><br>There can be no question that this edition presents the definitive score. It reprints Strauss's own copy, obtained on loan from the vaults of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester -- a large-sized, limited, numbered edition signed by the publisher and very likely the one Strauss used on the conducting podium. For this edition the cast and instrumentation information has been translated into English; with clear notes, wide margins, and durable binding, this inexpensive reprint will serve many years on the podium, music stand, or library shelf, enabling musicians and listeners to discover its beauties (including <i>Salome</i>'s famous "Dance of the Seven Veils") for themselves. It is the authoritative way to experience, in the words of one critic, "the most febrile opera or music-drama ever written."</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>A leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is known for his operas (<i>Der Rosenkavalier</i> and <i>Salome</i>), Lieder, tone poems, and orchestral works.
Price History
Cheapest price in the interval: 23.49 on November 8, 2021
Most expensive price in the interval: 25.49 on March 10, 2021
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us