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by Eric Thomas Chafe

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During the years preceding the composition of Tristan and Isolde, Wagner's aesthetics underwent a momentous turnaround, principally as a result of his discovery of Schopenhauer. Many of Schopenhauer's ideas, especially those regarding music's metaphysical significance, resonated with patterns of thought that had long been central to Wagner's aesthetics, and Wagner described the entry of Schopenhauer into his life as "a gift from heaven." Chafe argues that Wagner's Tristan and Isolde is a musical and dramatic exposition of metaphysical ideas inspired by Schopenhauer. The first part of the book covers the philosophical and literary underpinnings of the story, exploring Schopenhauer's metaphysics and Gottfried van Strassburg's Tristan poem. Chafe then turns to the events in the opera, providing tonal and harmonic analyses that reinforce his interpretation of the drama. Chafe acts as an expert guide, interpreting and illustrating most important moments for his reader. Ultimately, Chafe creates a critical account of Tristan, in which the drama is shown to develop through the music.

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IN 1854, WHEN WAGNER WROTE to Liszt of his discovery of Schopenhauer, he was certainly no stranger to philosophy.

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  • Title The Tragic and the Ecstatic: The Musical Revolution of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde
  • Author Eric Thomas Chafe
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • Publication date 2005-09-15
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780195176476 / 0195176472
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.56 x 6.74 x 1.03 in (24.28 x 17.12 x 2.62 cm)
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress subjects Music - Philosophy and aesthetics, Wagner, Richard
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004007871
  • Dewey Decimal Code 782.1

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  • Choice, 07/01/2006, Page 2000

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Eric Chafe is a Professor of composition at Brandeis University
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