| Uniform title | Nicolae Bretan, seine Lieder, seine Opern, sein Leben. English |
| Series |
Lives in music series ; no. 2
Lives in music series ; no. 2. ^A464149
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| Contents |
Sentenced to life -- The man and the musician. Birth in no-man's land -- Between profession and vocation -- The power of song -- The world of the theater -- New beginning and end -- The stage works. The Evening Star - the other soul -- Golem - the same soul -- Two works, one concept -- Horia: a hero, a martyr, a human being -- Arald - the inner drama -- Rovine and Seder -- The opera composer -- The songs. The composer of songs -- The melody -- The harmony -- The rhythm -- The repetition -- The pause -- The combined effect -- The whole -- The sacred music. The requiem -- Smaller sacred works -- What is religious music? -- The composer Bretan. Bretan in his time -- Bretan today -- Bretan beyond today. |
| Contents |
Accompanying CD. Luceafărul. Prologue -- Cântecul plugarului -- Golem : [excerpt] -- Peste vîrfuri -- Horia. Act 1, scene 1 -- Liniște -- Arald. Ending -- A fiam bölcsőjénél -- Imádság háború után -- Requiem. Agnus Dei -- Lasă-ți lumea ta uitată -- Somnoroase păsărele -- Luceafărul. Epilogue. |
| Abstract |
The Romanian composer Nicolae Bretan occupies a special niche in the history of Western music. In his several operas and prodigious number of art songs, Bretan looked to the essential nature of song itself, and to the capabilities of the human voice in regard to its expressive functions and possibilities. In this sense he can be compared to Gluck, and also, in the directness and natural qualities of his musical language, to Mussorgsky. The rediscovery of Bretan and the revival of his music today are important for two reasons: the need for atonement for the political injustice done to the man himself, in his own country and as an artist is fairly obvious; but the recovery of his works is a cultural obligation we all must share, as we must with respect to all of Western culture's great artistic creations. Included with this book will be a CD sampler of Bretan's most important works, the operas Golem, Horia, Arald, and Luceafarul, as well as the Agnus Dei from his Requiem and many of his most popular songs. |
| Local note | Joyner-MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING CD-5595. |
| General note | List of Bretan's works (pages 289-301). |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 301-303), and bibliographical references (pages 304-306). |
| LCCN | 00037314 |
| ISBN | 1576470210 |
