Rihm und Artaud / Rihm et Artaud

The implementation of Antonin Artaud's "Theater of Cruelty" in Wolfgang Rihm's musical work is a highly complex and interesting subject. The topic explains the artistic connections between the German composer and a French writer and theater theorist. This German-French symbiosis of music and theater is also exciting because there have been few publications on this subject to date. In addition, the analysis of a musical theater piece on which a German composer worked for five years using French texts translated into German is of interest for musicological research. Rihm was so inspired by Artaud's literary work that he ultimately wrote the libretto for Die Eroberung von Mexico himself, following the guidelines of the theater theorist. The realization of a new musical language by Rihm through the work of Artaud is the main thesis on which this publication is based. The implementation of Antonin Artaud's "Theater of Cruelty" in the musical work of composer Wolfgang Rihm is a complex and highly interesting subject. Indeed, this theme highlights the artistic links between a German composer and a French writer and theater theorist. This Franco-German musical-theatrical symbiosis seems fascinating, and the analysis of a musical theater piece by a German composer who worked for more than five years, mainly on French texts translated into German, is of interest to musicological research. Wolfgang Rihm himself was so fascinated by Artaud's literary creation that he ended up writing the libretto for La conquête du Mexique, inspired by Artaud's precepts. The composer's search for a new musical language through Artaud's work is the main theme pursued in this book.

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