| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 573 pages) : music |
| Series |
Oxford studies in music theory |
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Oxford studies in music theory.
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| Summary |
"Though studying opera often requires attention to aesthetics, libretti, staging, singers, compositional history, and performance history, the music itself is central. This book examines operatic music by five Italian composers - Rossini, Bellini, Mercadante, Donizetti, and Verdi - and one non-Italian, Meyerbeer, during the period from Rossini's first international successes to Italian unification. Detailed analyses of form, rhythm, melody, and harmony reveal concepts of musical structure different from those usually discussed by music theorists, calling into question the notion of a common practice"--Dust jacket flap |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-559) and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed November 30, 2023) |
| Subject |
Opera -- Italy -- 19th century
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Musical analysis.
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Music theory -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
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Music theory
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Musical analysis
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Opera
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Music.
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Music.
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197609712 |
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0197609716 |
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9780197609699 |
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0197609694 |
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