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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486249255

ISBN-139780486249254

eBay Product ID (ePID)1070236

Product Key Features

Book TitleRheingold in Full Score

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1985

TopicGenres & Styles / Classical, Genres & Styles / Opera

GenreMusic

AuthorRichard Wagner

Book SeriesDover Music Scores Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight31.4 Oz

Item Length12 in

Item Width9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingDas

SynopsisDas Rheingold, the first opera in Wagner's celebrated four-part Ring Cycle, blends the powerful imagery of Norse and Teutonic mythology with glorious, robustly inventive music to produce a dramatic allegory of greed and lust for power. Despite its popularity, however, Das Rheingold has long been difficult to find in complete score -- until now. This handsome volume reproduces the full orchestral and vocal score in a clear engraving with large, legible notation for easy reading and study. This is the complete, authoritative B. Schott's S hne edition with newly translated front matter, including Wagner's poetic tribute to his patron and benefactor, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Virtually nowhere else will you locate this masterpiece in such an eminently usable format, at such a remarkably affordable price. Music lovers, opera buffs, musicologists -- any admirer of Wagner -- will welcome Dover's full, reliable edition of this magnificent music-drama in its entirety., Das Rheingold, the first opera in Wagner's celebrated four-part Ring Cycle, blends the powerful imagery of Norse and Teutonic mythology with glorious, robustly inventive music to produce a dramatic allegory of greed and lust for power. Despite its popularity, however, Das Rheingold has long been difficult to find in complete score - until now. This handsome volume reproduces the full orchestral and vocal score in a clear engraving with large, legible notation for easy reading and study. This is the complete, authoritative B. Schott's Shne edition with newly translated front matter, including Wagner's poetic tribute to his patron and benefactor, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Virtually nowhere else will you locate this masterpiece in such an eminently usable format, at such a remarkably affordable price. Music lovers, opera buffs, musicologists - any admirer of Wagner - will welcome Dover's full, reliable edition of this magnificent music-drama in its entirety., Hard-to-find complete score of first installment of celebrated Ring Cycle encapsulates Wagner's greatest achievements in shortest, most accessible form. Reproduced from authoritative B. Schott's edition. New translation of German frontmatter.