Western — Classical & Romantic
Late Romantic · 1889

Tod und Verklärung

R. StraussOp. 24

Key
C
Time
4/4
Tempo
♩=60
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Tone poem — 'Death and Transfiguration'. Programmatic narrative of an artist's death and apotheosis.

Teaching points

  • Programmatic narrative
  • Death + transfiguration arc
  • AO3: tone poem genre
Full score ↓Public domain

Aibl 1890, PD via 95-year rule.

Topic T9