Musical Humor and Antonín Dvořák's Comic Operas
by [Adams, Julia]
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Antonín Dvořák was a clever and highly communicative humorist and musical dramatist. His masterful compositional strategies underscore, heighten, and construct sonic humor in his six (!!) comic operas. He crafts musical slapstick, satire, parody, and merriment using sudden breaks in rhythmic patterns, explosive harmonic shifts, excessive repetition, and startling pauses, as well as incongruous tempi, dynamics, range, and instrumentation. Dvořák also gives the orchestra its own "voice," breaking the metaphorical "fourth wall" to reveal humor outside of the characters' awareness. Narrative description and comprehensive music examples guide the reader through all six of Dvořák's works in this genre, revealing a significantly under-appreciated side of the composer's immense creative skills.
Product Details
- Peter Lang GmbH, Internat Brand
- May 31, 2022 Pub Date:
- 3631874782 ISBN-10:
- 9783631874783 ISBN-13:
- English Language
- 8.5 in * 1.06 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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