Anon

PhD University of Newcastle In Progress (2000) Pages:

Der Freischütz , Gothic Drama and representations of Witchcraft and the supernatural through Leitmotiv

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Outline provided May, 2008

  • The rise of Popular Romanticism, Gothic literature and drama setting a precedent for the use of sorcery, and the gothic in Der Freischütz.
  • Weber's compositional style, German National opera and innovation in orchestral placement.
  • Weber's use of leitmotiv and The Samiel's leitmotiv.
  • Weber's early use of Leitmotif predating Wagner's.
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