GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

das Gesamtkunstwerk

total work of art; synthesis of the arts

Die Aufführung wirkte wie ein Gesamtkunstwerk, weil Musik, Bühnenbild und Bewegung so eng aufeinander abgestimmt waren, dass nichts beliebig erschien.

The performance felt like a total work of art because the music, set design and movement were so closely coordinated that nothing seemed arbitrary.

integrated artistic whole

Sie hat ihren kleinen Garten über Jahre zu einem Gesamtkunstwerk gestaltet, in dem selbst die alten Regenfässer einen passenden Platz gefunden haben.

Over the years, she has turned her little garden into an integrated artistic whole in which even the old water butts have found a fitting place.

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