Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Full Score (Dover Opera Scores) - Softcover

Wagner, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048623276X ISBN 13: 9780486232768

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2009

Synopsis

This beloved operatic work combines profound emotion and great comedy to tell the tale of a young knight and his struggle to become a Mastersinger. Wagner's only comedy, for which he wrote both the words and the music, offers an extraordinarily adept coupling of libretto and musical score.
This Dover edition is a reprint of an authoritative and accessible German score from the turn of the twentieth century. It contains the vocal parts as well as the full orchestral score for the three-act opera. English translations cover the introduction and cast lists; the rest of the text is in the original German. Durable but inexpensive, this edition features a sturdy binding that allows pages to remain open on music stands for years of use and enjoyment.

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Review:

This is the complete orchestral and vocal score of Richard Wagner's magnificent work, an opera which combines profound emotion and great moments of comedy with wonderful, accessible music. A reproduction of a now out-of-copyright turn-of-the-century score from a German publisher, it has English translations of the introduction and cast list -- but English translations nowhere else. This is likely to be too bulky for singers, for whom standard piano-vocal scores will be more useful, but it's an invaluable tool for the student or enthusiast.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 048623276X
• ISBN 13: 9780486232768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 832