Since its emergence in sixteenth-century Germany, the magician Faust's quest has become one of the most profound themes in Western history. Though variants are found across all media, few adaptations have met with greater acclaim than in music. Bringing together more than two dozen authors in a foundational volume, The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music testifies to the spectacular impact the Faust theme has exerted over the centuries. The Handbook's three-part organization enables readers to follow the evolution of Faust in music across time and stylistic periods. Part I explores symphonic, choral, chamber, and solo Faust works by composers from Beethoven to Schnittke. Part II discusses the range of Faustian operas, and Part III examines Faust's presence in ballet and musical theater. Illustrating the interdisciplinary relationships between music and literature and the fascinating tapestry of intertextual relationships among the works of Faustian music themselves, the volume suggests that rather than merely retelling the story of Faust, these musical compositions contribute significant insights on the tale and its unrivalled cultural impact.

IntroductionCharles Mcknight and Lorna FitzsimmonsPart I Symphonic, Choral, Chamber, and Solo Faust Works1. Selected Settings from "Auerbachs Keller"Alberto Rizzuti2. Musical Remembering in Schubert's Faust SettingsMarjorie Hirsch3. Berlioz, Faust, and the GothicJulian Rushton4.Schumann's Struggle with Goethe's FaustLaura Tunbridge5. Ideas of Redemption and the Total Artwork in Wagner's Encounters with FaustThomas S. Grey6. Liszt's Faust ComplexesJonathan Kregor7.Gounodian Fausts by Pablo de Sarasate, Joan Baptista Pujol, and Felip Pedrell I Sabat?Rolf B?cker8. Mahler's Eighth and the Faust Symphonic TraditionJames L. Zychowicz9.Hanns Eisler and Faust in the German Democratic RepublicJoy H. Calico10. The Paradoxical Faust Cantatas of Adrian Leverk?hn and Alfred SchnittkeCharles McknightPart II Faust In Opera11. Louis Spohr's Tragic FaustClive Mcclelland12. The Genesis, Transformations, Sources, and Style Of Gounod's FaustVincent Giroud13. Mefistofele Triumphant--From the Ideal to the RealMichele Girardi14. Extending the Reach of Ferruccio Busoni's Doktor FaustMarc-Andr? Roberge15. The Faustian and Mephistophelean Worlds in Stravinsky's The Rake's ProgressMaureen A. Carr16. Havergal Brian's Gothic Opera FaustJ?rgen Schaarw?chter17. The Serial Concept in Pousseur's Votre FaustAndre Br?g?g?re18. History and Faust in Doctor AtomicRebecca Cypress19. Reflections of the Contemporary Schizophrenia in Josef Berg's Two Versions Of Johanes Doktor FaustMartin Flasar20. Pascal Dusapin's New Lyrical Style in Faustus, the Last NightJacques AmblardPart III Faust In Ballet And Musical Theater21. Faust Goes DancingKristin Rygg22. Heinrich Heine's Faust Ballet Scenario,1846-1948David Conway23. The American Musical and the Faustian BargainRaymond Knapp24. Faust Rocks the Stage (Not)Elizabeth L. Wollman25. Helen Gifford's Marlovian Regarding FaustusMark CarrollIndex