MusiCosa
Why music guides?
Wagner's operatic work holds many musical secrets.
How can the musically interested layperson fathom these secrets?
A sheet music image alone is too abstract and audio samples from a CD hardly be
explained and understood without the visual support of a score.
But what was seen and heard is quickly understood and remembered.
This audiovisual approach is the concept of music guides and
the Sounding Librettos from MusiCosa Publishing.
The music guides provide a brief introduction to the content
Elevations of Wagner's works, explain the leitmotifs and
their music-psychological connections. From the included WebApp
the music examples can be listened to and the explanations can be easily understood.
Available of in preparation in English language
- Music guide Rhinegold
- Music guide Walküre (Winter 2023)
- Music guide Siegfried (Winter 2023)
- Music guide Götterdämmerung (Winter 2023)
- Music guide Meistersinger (Winter 2023)
Music guide Rheingold
Wagners Oevre holds many musical mysteries. The Rhinegold is no exception:
- Why are Tarnhelm- and Loge-Motif related?
- Why are so many Leitmotifs related to the Rhinegold-Motif?
- What are Wotan's secret plans?
Content
- 52 pages
- 39 leitmotif scores and audio samples, playable in a web browser on a PC or in a WebApp on a smart phone.
Available at Amazon in print or as Kindle book.
Music guide Valkyrie
Wagners Oevre holds many musical mysteries. The Valkyrie is no exception:
- How does the music show the fight against Wotan's regime?
- Is Wotan in erotic love with his own daughter?
- What message does the redemption motif contain?
Content
- 56 pages
- 36 leitmotif scores and audio samples, playable in a web browser on a PC or in a WebApp on a smart phone.
In preparation for translation in English.
Music guide Siegfried
Wagners Oevre holds many musical mysteries. The opera Siegfried is no exception:
- How is Siegfried's maturation into a man reflected in his motifs?
- Why are forest birds and Rhinemaidens musically related?
- What message is contained in the World Heritage motif?
Content
- 56 Pages
- 42 Leitmotif scores and audio samples, playable in a web browser on a PC or in a WebApp on a smart phone.
In preparation for translation in English.
Music guide Twilight of the gods
Wagners Oevre holds many musical mysteries. The opera Twilight of the gods is no exception:
- What question is woven into the web of fate motif?
- How does Brünnhilde love differently than Siegfried?
- What does Hagen suffer from?
Content
- 60 pages
- 39 Leitmotif scores and audio samples, playable in a web browser on a PC or in a WebApp on a smart phone.
In preparation for translation in English.
Music guide Mastersingers
Wagners Oevre holds many musical mysteries. The opera The Mastersingers of Nuremberg:
- How do the ideals of the Meistersinger guild appear in music?
- What does the dotted rhythm of many motifs mean?
- What secret lies in the change in Walther's music?
Content
- 64 Pages
- 47 Leitmotif scores and audio samples, playable in a web browser on a PC or in a WebApp on a smart phone.
In preparation for translation in English.