MUSI 4200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Melodrama, Hans Von Wolzogen, Poetic Edda
25 May 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Today: finishing up lohengrin, discussing the ring, discussing tristan. Musical examples in lohengrin to date (french grand opera! 5: telramund and ortrud in act ii (melodrama) pure evil and sorcery. Coup de theatre: sudden dramatic turn of events: e. g. interrupted ceremonial procession. Lohengrin tries to reach goal of union with human world . It was midst this struggle for clearness of exposition, as i remember, that the essence of the heart of. Lohengrin reveals identity: monsalvat narration , knight of the holy grail, son of parsifal, home: monsalvat: grail castle. Wants to experience love of a woman (like dutchman) The love must be directed toward him: not toward his high nature (imagination and genius) If she loves the supernatural being/artist more than the man, this is akin to worship . When trust is broken, faith is gone, capacity of the artist disappears no audience to accept the creation.
