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Apr 1, 2011 · In this study I offer a hermeneutic perspective on the Sixth that concedes the possible truth of Alma's anecdote but which challenges the conventional assumption that such a spousal tribute should best be understood as a one-sided testament to Mahler's newfound nuptial bliss.
- Seth Monahan
- 2011
Though Mahler vehemently stressed the music’s “absolute” (i.e., nonpro-grammatic) status, his enthusiasts quickly elevated Alma’s account of secret domestic portraiture to the level of a canonical paratext—a kind of “virtual program” to compensate for the one the composer withheld.
Nov 21, 2018 · Alma claims that Mahler told her in 1904 that he had tried to ‘capture’ her (the word she reports him using is ‘festzuhalten’) in the F major theme that is the ‘second subject’ of the symphony’s first movement.
This dissertation explores the existing literature written by and related to Alma Mahler and identifies some approaches for reevaluating her legacy as a composer.
- Seth Monahan
Nov 2, 2015 · As Hilmes sees it, Alma deliberately sought out relationships with talented but ugly Jewish men so that she could lord it over them. She would try to improve them, even sanctify them with her love, and when this failed she would feel contempt for them.
Sep 16, 2019 · If, as happened to Alma, a woman’s musical work revealed remarkable talent, its merits were belittled or attributed to the influence or direct intervention of another—male—composer. But, when she was twenty-one, Alma was faced with a dreadful dilemma.
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