The book Richard Wagner And the Style of the Music Drama was written by author Stone, Wilbur Fiske, Jr Here you can read free online of Richard Wagner And the Style of the Music Drama book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Richard Wagner And the Style of the Music Drama a good or bad book?
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Observe the figures of Greek Sculpture, especially those that are not ' doing anything.' Repose, The tempo of the Music-Drama is much slower than that of -A B 118 THE STYLE OF THE MUSIC.-DKAMA. the independent Drama. It partakes of the measured character of the Music which makes the influence of its presence felt on all the other factors of the Music Dramas. Instead of rapid speech we have (compara- tively) slow recitative — all is extended, — there is no attempt at hurry — the pace of the acti...ng must be rather a dignified walk than a race for life. The canon of Beauty prescribes Beauty of action as well as of position, and the actions will be far more measured than the same actions would be in every- .. day life, where no audience is to have its sense of Beauty satisfied. The Style of the acting will not be exactly natural — it will be artificial in that it will be more beautiful (grace- and repose-ful) than the corresponding 1 actions in everyday life. The object of the Music-Drama is not to show us everyday life, but to show us something as beautiful as the artist can conceive and execute inside the limits of the Art.
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