Death in Classical Music: making friends with the unfriendly, by John Sarkett
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The treatment of life's most difficult problem by classical composers. Includes, as well, a large set of quotations on mortality. Readers say: "strangely comforting." "Takes on a taboo and breaks it down." "Helped me get past the loss of a loved one." Additionally, provides answers to questions like: 1. When and why did Richard Wagner become obsessed with death? 2. What did Wagner’s intellectual hero -- Arthur Schopenhauer -- think of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen? 3. Which work of his did Franz Schubert like ‘better than the rest?’ 4. What percentage of the top 25 operas deal in a significant way with death? 5. Who is the one known as “Friend Henry?” 6. ‘Friend Henry’ appears in which Mahler symphony? 7. Who leads the “Dance of Death?” 8. He wrote Isle of the Dead. 9. From which choral symphony comes the line: “Let it not be a death -- but a completion”? 10. He called death “the true goal of our existence.... this best and truest friend of mankind..... no longer terrifying to me, but is indeed very soothing and consoling!” 11. He wrote music for the Novalis poem “Must the morning always return?” 12. His 200 cantatas are filled with a joyful faith about the reality of heaven for the believer. And much, much more..... A distinguished trio of scholars contributes a superb set of insightful essays as well: "Wagner and Schopenhauer," by Dr. Leo Eylar, professor and conductor, California State University, Sacramento "Arthur Schopenhauer reads Richard Wagner" by Dr. Karl S. Guthke, professor, Kuno Francke Research Professor of German Art and Culture, Harvard University "Horrifying Songs: Schubert’s “Winterreise,” Dr. Susan Youen, J. W. Van Gorkom Professor of Music, Professor of Musicology, University of Notre Dame Death in classical music: making friends with the unfriendly concludes with a large compendium of quotes on death from Christian, Eastern, ancient, and miscellaneous sources. John A. Sarkett is also the author of Obscure Composers, Obscure Composers 2, and Bach and Heaven: The Promise of Afterlife in the Text of the Cantatas.
Death in Classical Music: making friends with the unfriendly, by John Sarkett- Amazon Sales Rank: #4848813 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .57" w x 5.50" l, .57 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
About the Author John A. Sarkett is the author of numerous titles, including Obscure Composers, Obscure Composers 2, and Bach and Heaven: The Promise of Afterlife in the Text of the Cantatas. More at sarkett.com.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Perspectives on Death - Not to Be Missed By Caranne Death. It's a topic we go out of our way to avoid. We lead busy lives, so actually, it's easy to avoid a topic that causes such angst. Until. Until you lose someone you dearly loved -- quite possibly the closest person to you in the whole world. It happened to me 5 years ago. It will happen to all of us. There's no escaping it. And suddenly, the topic of death is no longer avoided -- it's center stage in your life. At that point, you want to learn all you can about death and what comes next. "Death in Classical Music" is a unique book. As a fan of classical music, I found all the arcane references to death in some famous (and no so famous) works quite interesting, for example, the appearance of ‘Friend Henry’ in Mahler’s Fourth. I found the essays by the Harvard and Cal State professors on Wagner and Schopenhauer and their views on death to be most illuminating. I didn’t know that Wagner was so obsessed with death and that his operas were, in large part, an outlet for his fixation on it. And there is so much more. There are perspectives on death delivered in ironic, humorous, serious, and poignant text, quotes, and explanations. Expect your own thinking about this difficult subject to be broader after you finish the book. You will be grateful the author tackled the subject of death. Not sure if you're ready to "go there" yet? Get the book anyway. You will be ready at some point. We all are eventually. Simply put, this book allows us to approach a difficult subject in a unique way. Thank you Mr. Sarkett (author).
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Book By Jamie F. I am passionate about classical and this book caught my eye. It explores how the subject of death is approached in the works of the masters. Definitely full of meticulously researched information and an approach and tone that casts a warmer light on this subject than one might expect. Not a gloomy book. I would say “thoughtful” is the word. There are the great composers here who we all know, like Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Verdi, Mozart et al, and discussions of their works, but also a large number of names that I had never or barely heard of (Chadwick, MacDowell, Finzi, Hartmann, Griffes, Alkan, tons more) -- and that made it challenging and interesting on virtually ever page turn. I think that fellow lovers of classical music will appreciate this one as I did, and be surprised how much of classical treats mortality, but I’m thinking also this would make a good read for anyone (who is even a little artistic) who’s mind has been turned to the subject by the loss of someone close, and eventually, that’s pretty much everyone. I think “Death in Classical Music” will resonate with many. In fact, I know it. A friend saw this on my table and asked to read it when I’m done.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Important Idea about Music and Death By Pegstur Having just published my book "Psychosocial Interventions to Improve End of Life Care: The Hope for a Good Death", I can only say how perfectly this wonderful book about Death in Classical Music expands upon the concepts of death and its attendant psychosocial interventions. We all need to make friends with the unfriendly, coming to terms with our mortality and the author shows us just how many gifted musicians smoothed the way to through concept.
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