Ein Heldenleben: The Art of Intertextuality
During the second half of the nineteenth century, composers such as Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler used self-quotation as an important part of their compositional method. Quotation consists of inserting previously composed music into a new work, giving a sense of unity in a composer's output. Sometimes, the inserted music is reworked, resulting in an allusion or reminiscence of the original material. In addition, the use of self-quotation provides a mental reward for listeners familiar with the composer's earlier works.
In Ein Heldenleben, Richard Strauss quoted more than thirty themes and motives from his earlier compositions. The paper's main objective is to identify the quotations Strauss used in this masterwork, and to consider the implications of his choices. Through the identification of these quotations, and an analysis of how the passages are manipulated in the new work, the paper intends to clarify his compositional process as well as provide an extra tool for the score analysis to any conductor preparing to perform the piece.
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| Work Title | Ein Heldenleben: The Art of Intertextuality |
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| License | No Copyright - U.S. |
| Work Type | Masters Thesis |
| Publication Date | 2023 |
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| Deposited | April 07, 2023 |
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