10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASTERSINGER»
Discover the use of
mastersinger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mastersinger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Mastersinger from Minsk: An Inspector Hermann Preiss Mystery
In Munich, composer Richard Wagner is completing his new opera Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg. It has been a difficult few years for him, and much depends upon the success of this new work.
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JEGP: Journal of English and Germanic Philology
As a matter of fact the monastery is not mentioned after 1576, while the inn is
mentioned in connection with the mastersinger drama in 1577, 1579, 1585, 1587,
and 1606 and is used by the English Comedians in 1596. Two of these entries ...
3
The
Mastersinger from Minsk: An Inspector Hermann Preiss ...
It is late March 1868. In Munich, composer Richard Wagner is completing his new opera Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg. It has been a difficult few years for him, and much depends upon the success of this new work.
4
Inspector Hermann Preiss Mysteries 2-Book Bundle: Murder in ...
This double edition of the Inspector Hermann Preiss Mystery series presents Morley Turgov's Mastersinger from Minsk and Murder in A-Major.
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The standard operas: their plots, their music, and their ...
Thoroughly to comprehend the story, it is necessary to understand the conditions
one had to fulful before he could be a " mastersinger." First of all he must master
the "Tabulatur," which included the rules and prohibitions. Then he must have ...
George Putnam Upton, 1910
6
The End of the Peace Process: Oslo and After
The hero of the opera is Hans Sachs, a shoemaker as well as a skilled singer
himself, who adopts the cause of a young nobleman, Walther, who wants to
become a mastersinger and marry Eva, the woman offered as a prize for the best
singer.
He continues : " He learnt in his youth the trade of a cobbler, but had a great
inclination for poetry and master-song, so went to Leonhart Nunnebecken, a
Mastersinger, from whom he received some elementary instruction ; after which
he ...
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Webster's Secondary-school Dictionary: Abridged from ...
MASTERSINGER. MATRICULATE. mas'ter singer (mas'ter-sTng'Sr), n. [trans, of
G. meister- sanger.} — Mkistbrsinobr. master stroke. A masterly action or
achievement. mas'ter-y (niaVter-I ), «.; pi. -tekies (-Tz). 1. The position or authority
of a ...
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Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and ...
The musical characterization of the mastersingers alone would suffice to
convince any one that in the figure of Beckmesser Wagner did not mean to put on
his feet the typical mastersinger, even if we forgot for a moment that Hans Sachs
is a ...
10
The Art of Music: The opera
'Mastersinger,' 'song trial' — these are strange ideas to Walther; so David, the
apprentice of Hans Sachs, the cobbler, who is even now directing the
preparations for the master's meeting, is requested by Magdalene (his
sweetheart) to 'instruct' ...
Daniel Gregory Mason, 1916
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASTERSINGER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mastersinger is used in the context of the following news items.
Operalia: how Plácido Domingo put the x factor into opera
... Hans Sachs, the cobbler-philosopher-mastersinger at the centre of the story, hymns as heralding the future of art, culture and German values. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Road trip: Regional arts and culture festivals guide
This year's highlights include a performance by opera star and Tony winner Audra McDonald, Metropolitan Opera Mastersinger Thomas ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jun 15»
Young Musicians Can't Fake It to Make It
... and the second night also provided the opportunity to hear these very original talents in collaboration with mastersinger Dianne Reeves, ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
Great Performances at the Met to Air DIE MEISTERSINGER VON …
Met Music Director James Levine conducts Wagner's epic human comedy Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg("The Mastersinger of Nuremberg") ... «Broadway World, Mar 15»
Met Music Director James Levine Leads Wagner's Grand Comedy …
... epic human comedy Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ("The Mastersinger of Nuremberg") in its first Great Performances at the Met broadcast. «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
The Mastersingers at English National Opera wins all the prizes
But Walther is not even a Mastersinger so does not even have the right to enter the contest. The favourite is therefore the pompous Sixtus ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
Part 2: New York City reviews
Her father, venerable goldsmith Veit Pogner, decrees that Eva's hand will go to the winner of the city's annual mastersinger competition. «CL Charlotte, Feb 15»
ENO's Mastersinger frontcloth depicting famous German artists …
Were you able to identify all - or even some - of ENO's collage of the greatest cultural figures from the German-speaking world? Here's who they ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, English National Opera
The director seemed happy with that, as philosophical as Wagner's operatic characterisation of 16th-century cobbler-mastersinger Hans Sachs. «The Arts Desk, Feb 15»
ENO's Mastersinger's frontcloth of famous German artists - how …
The frontcloth to ENO's new production of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg features a collage of 103 of the most famous cultural figures from ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
