Title: The origins and roles of instrumental music in the operas of Richard Strauss
Description: Examines Strauss's unique orchestration skills as exemplified in his tone poems and the orchestral passages of his operas while shedding further light on the controversies surrounding Strauss with respect to his music, modernity, and his personal life as it affected his music.
Subjects: Symphonic poem, Orchestral music, History and criticism, Instrumentation and orchestration, History
People: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)