Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Abstract
John Rothgeb’s analysis of the “Tristan chord” engages a large intertextual network, stretching back to the Baroque and centering on recitative. Examples of a specific figure of recitative, usually associated with the asking of a question, are presented and analyzed. Examples include passages in Wagner's operas before Tristan.
Comments
This item appeared in Music Theory Online in Volume 1, Issue 3 on May 1995. It was authored by William Rothstein, wrothstein@gc.cuny.edu, with whose written permission it is reprinted here.