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 ==James Skidmore, UW: “Prof Moments: a video alternative to lecture-casts”==
-*taking notes from lecture
+*taking notes from an oral Skidmore lecture- [[Nietzsche contra Wagner]]
-GERM Nietzsche contra Wagner
--1838
-dramatic german mythology
-opus magnus- ?
-german national self-identity- influence on modern music
-dramatic flair to influence opera; progressions in harmony- e.g. louder & fuller
-use of light motifs
-most important idea in music Gesamtkunstwerk "total work of art" - uniting all the arts; organically conceived
-Wagner problematic- national mythos- anti-semetist; against jews in the arts;
-nietzsche great philosopher adored Wagner
-birth of tragedy
-dionesian creative drive- senseless; emotion, instinct
-appalinean- more ordered and controlled
-nietzsche which is more correct?
-Greek drama had acheived this; e.g Greek playright Eshinehce acheived this
-AND Wagner
-BUT, Wagner had sold himself out because he was too kitchy and over-wrought?
-hegel, Choppenhauer