Gesamtkunstwerk
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Frm German Gesamtkunstwerk (“total artwork”), synthesis of the arts; used by the composer Richard Wagner
Noun[edit]
Gesamtkunstwerk (plural Gesamtkunstwerks)
- total artwork; an artistic creation such as an operatic performance that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts.
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- 1993 January 21, Trip Gabriel, “Acquainted with the Light”, New York Times, New York:
- Andre Emmerich, Mr. Hockney's longtime New York dealer, said: "There's a nice German word, gesamtkunstwerk. It means the entirety is a work of art."
- 2008 September 14, Juliet Koss, “The Myth of the Gesamtkunstwerk”, Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin:
- References to the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, abound in modernist discourse in the disciplines of art and architectural history ...
- 1993 January 21, Trip Gabriel, “Acquainted with the Light”, New York Times, New York:
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Usage notes[edit]
May be spelled in lower case gesamtkunstwerk in English.
Translations[edit]
operatic performance
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ɡəˈzamtˌkʊnstvɛʁk/
Noun[edit]
Gesamtkunstwerk n (plural Gesamtkunstwerke)
