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Music in the Theater: Essays on Verdi and Other Composers
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Music in the Theater: Essays on Verdi and Other Composers
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Pierluigi Petrobelli
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Translated by Roger Parker
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Series | Princeton Studies in Opera |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:204 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Opera |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691632797
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Classifications | Dewey:782.1 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
12 halftones, 65 music exs.
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
19 April 2016 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Well-known for leading audiences to a new appreciation of Verdi as a subtle and elaborate musical thinker, Pierluigi Petrobelli here turns his attention to the intriguing question of how musical theater works. In this collection of lively, penetrating essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musi
Reviews"Petrobelli was putting Verdi and other early nineteenth-century Italian opera composers to analytical scrutiny at a time when few thought the venture worthwhile. It is good to have his essays (among them two new ones, on La forza del destino and Macbeth), some of which have reposed as far afield as a Slovene journal."--John Rosselli, The Times Literary Supplement
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