The his publication Richard Wegner recognizes that, today the total work of art is greatly indebted to Wagner`s techniques of orchestration and composition. Wagner believes in the principle of a total work of art in order to achieve the full meal meaning of the art work. He says, “The great total work of art must encompass all kinds of artwork in order to exhaust, to destroy” Together with his colleagues they refer the principle as “Gesamtkunstwerk.” The film music uses “Gesamtkunstwerk” particularly leitmotifs and the notion that the opera score As time elapses, Wagner fitted most of his works to the emotions expressed in operas depicting what will be done in the future for the artwork. The reformation of the art of film implied a much broader reformations in the art industry and the world (Matthew). Wegner says, “Vienna was not the only city to set towards the journey of modernity” to express the expansion nature of the work (Mathew)
The literature clearly indicates that after the publication of Wagner`s method, most of his colleagues realized that in order to produce a sophisticated music, better conditions, accompanists and pictures were required. This transformation is clearly depicted in his colleague’s artworks such as “Arrianna trengedia in one act by Claudio Monzevedi 1908” among others (Mathew). This kind of transformation required fundamental reforms in the exhibition and the production industry. Wagner denotes every important characteristic such as action, motive and theme that help to project the theme is an important element that should be universally carried out in the industry. He recognizes that while leitmotifs were very vital for the music industry, the employment of scenic or descriptive music was an important idea in the music industry. When a birth of the Nation was released, many people realized that it was not only a reborn of the nation but also a birth of a whole new aesthetic form. He realized that this method of composition brings enthusiasm into the music structure. The author through his specific samples further recognizes the need of enharmonic progression and bold chromatics in music. This technique made most of his music to be complex and unified systems (Matthew).
Reading reaction
In an articulate and insightful voice, the book “The Total Work of art today” views the “Gesamtkunstwerk” from different perspectives. The book uses different capacities of reproduction and styles to portray a great juxtaposition of artwork. The author presents the same text in different styles and formats to provide different meanings of his work. The Wagner eye-opening publication manages to make the big picture to the reader and escapes the discipline specific silos. The radical change of the total work of art was effected throughout the global civilized cities thus providing for aspiration to the entire world (Matthew).
Wagner proved to be one of the most important intellectual in defining the required innovations in music and philosophy. He helped to break the discord that ever existed in the traditional and modern art values. Together with his colleges such as Klimt and Freud, they managed to create a profound paradigmatic change in most of the art works that will be realized in the subsequent artistic generations. Today it is possible to recognize Wagner and his colleagues work. The whole art development is one of the potent forces for the dissemination of useful information and knowledge for the human race.
Work Cited
Matthew Wilson Smith. The Total Work Of Art: From Bayreuth to Cyberspace (2007) Pp. 1-240
