Between romanticism and modernism : four studies in the music of the later nineteenth century

Berkeley : University of California Press, 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 129 p; 22cm. Notes: Translation of Zwischen Romantik und Moderne. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: ""Neo-romanticism"" -- The twofold truth in Wagner's aesthetics: Nietzsche's fragment ""on music and words"" -- Issues in composition. The musical idea ; Real sequence and developing variation ; ""Musical prose"" and ""Endless melody"" ; ""Expanded"" and ""Wandering"" tonality ; The ""Individualization"" of harmony / translated in collaboration with Arnold Whittal -- Nationalism and music. The ""Volksgeist"" hypothesis ; Nationalism and folk music ; On the aesthetics of national expression in music -- ""On music and words"" / Friedrich Nietzsche ; translated by Walter Kaufmann. Subjects: Wagner, Richard; 1800-1899; Music 19th century History and criticism; Music Europe 19th century History and criticism; Music 19th century History and criticism; Music Philosophy and aesthetics; European music 1825-1900; European music 1820-1900 Critical studies; Philosophy - Music; Musical Language; Romanticism in music.