Franz viktor werfel 10 september 1890 26 august 1945 was an austrianbohemian novelist. Franz werfel makes it possible for his reader and also for me, the composer to read his poem on various levels. Franz werfel s most popular book is the forty days of musa dagh. Franz werfel has 111 books on goodreads with 10389 ratings. Biography franz werfel was born september 10, 1890 in prague, bohemia. Franz viktor werfel praga, 1890eko irailaren 10a beverly hills, kalifornia, 1945eko abuztuaren 26a alemanezko idazle austrotxekiarra izan zen. Preferred citation identification of item, franz werfel papers collection 512. This essay is not so much a discussion of one particular opera as of an opera novel which portrays the triumph of opera over music drama, genres id.
The song of bernadette, 1942 tended to obscure the. Evidence shows that he regularly attended the theatre and opera from 1903 onwards. Orff created incredibly dynamic music combining archaic harmony and pulsating dancelike. Franz werfel, germanlanguage writer who attained prominence as an expressionist poet, playwright, and novelist and whose works espoused human brotherhood, heroism, and religious faith. Songs for voice and piano after texts by franz werfel. The boy spent much of his early life in the care of a czech nanny, barbara babi. Han blev anklagad for forraderi pa grund av sin uttalade pacifism. Opfergang immolazione hans werner henze wise music. In mozarts case too, we will combine an early piece lucio. Orff created incredibly dynamic music combining archaic harmony and.
Are you sure you want to remove verdi from your list. Franz werfel var samtida med och van till franz kafka, max brod, martin buber och andra tyskjudiska intellektuella. Correspondence to and from alma mahler, franz werfel, and adolf klarmann. One of the leading 20thcentury literary figures of prenazi austria, franz werfel was born in prague, czechoslovakia, in 1890, the first child of a jewish glove manufacturer and his wife.
From ages 18 to 22, werfel hung out in the cafe arco, whose other regulars included franz kafka and max brod. Books by franz werfel author of the forty days of musa dagh. Franz werfel 18901945 was one of the founders of the expressionist movement in german literature. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read verdi.