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General preface List of illustrations Introduction 1. Elektra's story P. E. Easterling 2. Hofmannsthal's Elektra: From Sophocles to Strauss Karen Forsyth 3. The music of Elektra: some preliminary thoughts 4. Synopsis 5. Dramatic structure and tonal organisation Arnold Whittall 6. The musical language of Elektra (with an analysis of the Klytaemnestra scene) Tethys Carpenter 7. Elektra's voice: music and language in Strauss's opera Carolyn Abbate 8. The orchestration of Elektra: a critical interpretation Robin Holloway Notes Bibliography Discography Malcolm Walker Index.

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