The New Grove Masters of Italian Opera
Title | The New Grove Masters of Italian Opera PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Gossett |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780393303612 |
These five biographies provide the first complete survey of Italian opera from the early buffo operas of Rossini to Verdi's great masterpieces, Otello and Falstaff, and the verismo operas of Puccini. Andrew Porter has been highly praised for his original and enlightening account of Verdi, and Philip Gossett has received similar acclaim for his treatment of Rossini. Porter, Gossett, William Ashbrooke, Julian Budden, Mosco Carner, and Friedrich Lippmann, all acknowledged experts in the field of Italian opera, combine to offer insight into the traditions and workings of one of the most fascinating periods in the history of opera. Book jacket.
The New Grove Masters of Italian Opera
Title | The New Grove Masters of Italian Opera PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Gossett |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1980 |
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Italian Baroque Masters
Title | Italian Baroque Masters PDF eBook |
Author | Denis Arnold |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 1997-07 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780393303605 |
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is the most up-to-date body of musical knowledge ever gathered together.
Italian Opera
Title | Italian Opera PDF eBook |
Author | David R. B. Kimbell |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 708 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780521466431 |
David Kimbell traces the history of Italian opera from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century.
The Limelight Book of Opera
Title | The Limelight Book of Opera PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Jacobs |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 564 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780879100445 |
Biographical sketches of the composers and critical interpretations of their productions accompany these summaries of eighty-seven famous operas
The New Grove Haydn
Title | The New Grove Haydn PDF eBook |
Author | Jens Peter Larsen |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1997-07 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780393303599 |
Vincenzo Bellini
Title | Vincenzo Bellini PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Willier |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 255 |
Release | 2009-09-10 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1135845336 |
This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the Italian opera composer best known for his work Norma, which is still regularly performed today at Covent Garden and by regional opera companies. 2001, the bicentennial anniversary of Bellini's death, saw several concerts and recordings of his work, raising his academic profile. This volume aims to meet the research needs of all students of Bellini in particular.