Music for the Superman: Nietzsche and the Great Composers

David Huckvale

McFarland, 28 nov. 2016 - 232 pagina's

    Friedrich Nietzsche regarded himself as the most musical philosopher--he played the piano, wrote his own compositions and espoused a philosophy encouraging all to dance for joy. Central to his life and his ideas were the music and personality of Richard Wagner, whom he both loved and loathed at different times of his life. Nietzsche had considerable influence on composers, many of whom employed Wagnerian sonorities to set his words and respond to his ideas. This book explores Nietzsche's relationship with Wagner, the influence of his writings on the music of Strauss, Mahler, Delius, Scriabin, Busoni and others, his place in Thomas Mann's critique of German Romantic music in the novel Doctor Faustus and his impact on 20th-century popular music.

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Inhoudsopgave

• Overture: 1
• 1 Leider Nietzsches Lieder: 11
• 2 Tribschen Idyll: 22
• 3 Beethoven: 41
• 4 The Case of Wagner: 51
• 5 The Antidote: 66
• 6 Richard Strauss: 76
• 7 Gustav Mahler: 93
• 8 Alexander Scriabin: 104
• 9 Frederick Delius: 119
• 10 Benjamin Britten: 128
• 11 Béla Bartók: 138
• 12 Karol Szymanowski: 147
• 13 Alphons Diepenbrock: 156
• 14 Ferruccio Busoni: 164
• 15 Thomas Mann: 172
• Nietzsche and Popular Music: 187
• Chapter Notes: 199
• Bibliography: 213
• Index: 217

Over de auteur

 David Huckvale is a writer, critic and researcher. He has worked for BBC Radio and various universities in England.

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Bibliografische gegevens

• Titel: Music for the Superman: Nietzsche and the Great Composers
• Auteur: David Huckvale
• Editie: geďllustreerd
• Uitgever: McFarland, 2016
• ISBN: 1476663408, 9781476663401
• Lengte: 232 pagina's