Gesamtkunstwerk

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See also: gesamtkunstwerk

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Gesamtkunstwerk (total artwork), synthesis of the arts; used by the composer Richard Wagner.

Noun

Gesamtkunstwerk (plural Gesamtkunstwerks)

  1. Total artwork; an artistic creation such as an operatic performance that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts.
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    • 2019 April 7, Brian David Gilbert (lyrics and music), “The Perfect PokéRap”:
      The original PokéRap is no Gesamtkunstwerk.

Usage notes

May be spelled in lower case (gesamtkunstwerk) in English.

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German

Etymology

Compound of gesamt (whole, total) +‎ Kunstwerk (piece of art).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzamtˌkʊnst.vɛʁk/, /ɡəˈzamt.kʊnstˌvɛʁk/
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Noun

Gesamtkunstwerk n (genitive Gesamtkunstwerkes, plural Gesamtkunstwerke)

  1. Gesamtkunstwerk (artistic creation that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts)
    • Anke Finger, Das Gesamtkunstwerk der Moderne, 2006, 27.
      Begeleitend zu den Symbolisten möchte ich auch die Beziehung zwischen dem Gesamtkunstwerk und der Synästhesie betrachten, die zumindest Elemente des Gesamtkunstwerkverständnisses bis heute prägen.
      Concomitant with the symbolists I would also like to consider the relation between the Gesamtkunstwerk and synesthaesia, which characterise at least elements of the understanding of the Gesamtkunstwerk to date.
  2. (chiefly humorous) a dazzling or flashy personality, particularly one who wears extraordinary clothes, piercings, tattoos, etc.
    Peters Mutter mit ihrer Federboa und den anstößigen Witzen ist wirklich ein Gesamtkunstwerk.
    Peter’s mother with her feather boa and those objectionable jokes is really something else.
  3. (chiefly humorous) a place, scene, or idea, often seemingly chaotic, which is implied to have an underlying beauty
    Mein Arbeitszimmer ist keine Müllhalde, das ist ein Gesamtkunstwerk.
    My study is not a rubbish dump, it’s a piece of installation art.

Declension

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