On Binary Oppositions in Cosmogony of Richard Wagner’s The Ring of Niebelungen

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Natalia S. Serova

Abstract

Richard Wagner’s tetralogy The Ring of Niebelungen is studied by
the author from the angle of cosmogonic idea. Based upon the libretto,
articles and letters of the composers, the author considers duality of light
and darkness, love and power, born and created, which are present in this
monumental work. The author thus reveals the specific transformations
of the cosmogonic myth.

Keywords: musical drama, music and myth, cosmogonic myth

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Serova, N. S. (2009). On Binary Oppositions in Cosmogony of Richard Wagner’s The Ring of Niebelungen. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 5(2), 182–185. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/667
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Poetics and Semantics of the Musical Text
Author Biography

Natalia S. Serova, Saratov State Conservatory (Academy) named after L. V. Sobinov

Natalia S. Serova is graduate student at the Department of Music History

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