{"product_id":"the-ballet-collaborations-of-richard-strauss-9781580463218","title":"The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss","description":"\u003cb\u003eA richly interdisciplinary study of Strauss's contributions to ballet, his collaboration with prominent dance artists of his time, and his explorations of musical modernism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Strauss contributed music to several ballets during his career, collaborating with prominent dance artists of his time. His ballets include an unfinished \u003ci\u003eDie Insel Kythere\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Island of Cythera\u003c\/i\u003e), 1900], inspired by French Rococo paintings; \u003ci\u003eJosephslegende\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Joseph\u003c\/i\u003e, 1914), choreographed by Léonide Massine for the Ballets Russes; a 1923 \u003ci\u003eBallettsoirée\u003c\/i\u003e with dances by Heinrich Kröller, showcasing the Vienna Ballet and including Strauss's arrangements of music by François Couperin; \u003ci\u003eSchlagobers\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWhipped Cream\u003c\/i\u003e, 1924), a \"Comic Viennese Ballet\" choreographed by Kröller; and \u003ci\u003eVerklungene Feste: Tanzvisionen aus Zwei Jahrhunderten\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eFaded Celebrations: Dance Visions from Two Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e, 1941), premiered in Munich with meta-historical dances by the dancer-choreographer team Pia and Pino Mlakar.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss\u003c\/i\u003e, Heisler considers Strauss's ballet scores alongside story, mise-en-scène, and choreography, revealing Strauss's shift from a parodic conception of classical dance in the years leading up to World War I to a belatedobsession with Romantic-era ballet in its aftermath. Heisler explores issues central to Strauss's relationship to modernism: his mining in \u003ci\u003eDie Insel Kythere\u003c\/i\u003e (1900) of the decorative aspects of dance, suggesting a shared sensibility with fin-de-siècle Jugendstil and a critique of Romanticism; the dynamics of collective creation and Strauss's penchant for parody in relation to \u003ci\u003eJosephslegende\u003c\/i\u003e (1914); his stance on interwar cultural politics through the 1923 \u003ci\u003eBallettsoirée\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchlagobers\u003c\/i\u003e (1924); and \u003ci\u003eVerklungene Feste\u003c\/i\u003e (1941) as this composer's autumnal meditation on the conceit of music and dance as vehicles for transcendence. \u003ci\u003eThe Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly interdisciplinary study that promises to nuance the popular, critical, and academic reception of this ever-popular composer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Wayne Heisler Jr. is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Historical and Cultural Studies in Music at The College of New Jersey.","brand":"Wayne Heisler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280822808827,"sku":"9781580463218","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781580463218_3a33a174-2f5a-4eee-bf26-c8c5f5125d20.jpg?v=1772485051","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-ballet-collaborations-of-richard-strauss-9781580463218","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}