Gesamtkunstwerk

== English == === Alternative forms === gesamtkunstwerk === Etymology === From German Gesamtkunstwerk (“total artwork”), synthesis of the arts; used by the composer Richard Wagner. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɡəˈsɑmtkʊnstˌvɚk/ === Noun === Gesamtkunstwerk (plural Gesamtkunstwerks) Total artwork; an artistic creation such as an operatic performance that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts. ==== Usage notes ==== May be spelled in lower case (gesamtkunstwerk) in English. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Gesamtkunstwerk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Etymology === Compound of gesamt (“whole, total”) +‎ Kunstwerk (“piece of art”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈzamtˌkʊnst.vɛʁk/, /ɡəˈzamt.kʊnstˌvɛʁk/ === Noun === Gesamtkunstwerk n (strong, genitive Gesamtkunstwerkes or Gesamtkunstwerks, plural Gesamtkunstwerke) Gesamtkunstwerk (artistic creation that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts; a masterpiece) Anke Finger, Das Gesamtkunstwerk der Moderne, 2006, 27. (chiefly humorous) a dazzling or flashy personality, particularly one who wears extraordinary clothes, piercings, tattoos, etc. (chiefly humorous) a place, scene, or idea, often seemingly chaotic, which is implied to have an underlying beauty ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Gesamtkunstwerk” in Duden online