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Mahler's Seventh Symphony

Mahler's Seventh Symphony

Stoll Knecht, Anna

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Musical Genesis, Structure, and Interpretation

General MusicMusic ReferenceMusic Theory

ISBN10: 0190491116
ISBN13: 9780190491116
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Nov 12 2019
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.65
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
Gustav Mahler's Seventh Symphony stands out as one of the most provocative symphonic statements of the early twentieth century. Throughout its performance history, it has often been heard as existing in the shadow of the Sixth Symphony or as too reminiscent of Richard Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Anna Stoll Knecht's Mahler's Seventh Symphony offers a new interpretation of the Seventh based on a detailed study of Mahler's compositional materials and a close reading of the finished work. With a focus on sketches previously considered as discarded, Stoll Knecht exposes unexpected connections between the Seventh and both the Sixth and Meistersinger, confirming that Mahler's compositional project was firmly grounded in a dialogue with works from the past. This referential aspect acts as an important interpretive key to the work, enabling the first thorough analysis of the sketches and drafts for the Seventh, and shedding light on its complex compositional history. Considering each movement of the symphony through a double perspective, genetic and analytic, Stoll Knecht demonstrates how sketch studies and analytical approaches can interact with each other. Mahler's Seventh Symphony exposes new facets of Mahler's musical humor and leads us to rethink much-debated issues concerning the composer's cultural identity, revealing the Seventh's pivotal role within his output.

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