| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 309 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Series |
Musical meaning and interpretation |
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Musical meaning and interpretation.
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| Contents |
Stylistic plurality, narrative, levels of discourse, and voice -- The romantic style in late Puccini -- Expressive uses of convention in Il tabarro -- Formal multivalence in Suor angelica -- Humor and filmic effects in the structure of Gianni Schicchi -- Puccini's solution : integrating the conventional and unconventional |
| Summary |
Giacomo Puccini is one of the most frequently performed and best loved of all operatic composers. In Il Trittico, Turandot, and Puccini's Late Style, Andrew Davis takes on the subject of Puccini's last two works to better understand how the composer creates meaning through the juxtaposition of the conventional and the unfamiliar -- situating Puccini in past operatic traditions and modern European musical theater. Davis asserts that hearing Puccini's late works within the context of la solita forma allows |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Trittico.
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Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Turandot.
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| SUBJECT |
Trittico (Puccini, Giacomo) fast |
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Turandot (Puccini, Giacomo) fast |
| Subject |
Opera -- 20th century
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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Opera
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010003084 |
| ISBN |
9780253004727 |
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0253004721 |
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