| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 337 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Operatic enlightenment in Die Zauberflöte -- Recognition scenes in theory and practice -- Reading opera for the plot -- Sentimental knowledge in La finta giardiniera -- Recognition denied in Don Giovanni -- Sense and sensibility in Cosi fan tutte -- Fiordiligi : a woman of feeling -- The sense of the ending in La clemenza di Tito |
| Summary |
'Recognition in Mozart's Operas' is a thoughful treatise that uses both literary and musicological methods to illuminate some of Mozart's best-loved operas. Waldoff argues that, rather than offering the simple happy endings or tragic climaxes of 'easier' operas, many of Mozart's work features scenes of recognition-moments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-324) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Operas.
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| SUBJECT |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Operas. nli |
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Operas (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus) fast |
| Subject |
Opera -- 18th century
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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Opera
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Opera -- 18th century.
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Operas -- Analysis, appreciation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1429420251 |
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9781429420259 |
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9780195151978 |
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0195151976 |
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0195348532 |
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9780195348538 |
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9780199870387 |
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0199870381 |
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