| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
| Contents |
Ombra; Contents; Introduction; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Ombra Music in Context; Chapter 2 Tonality (Opera); Chapter 3 Harmony and Line (Opera); Chapter 4 Tempo and Rhythm (Opera); Chapter 5 Texture, Dynamics and Instrumentation (Opera); Chapter 6 Case Studies in Opera; Chapter 7 Ombra in Sacred Music; Chapter 8 Ombra in Instrumental Music; Chapter 9 Ombra after Mozart; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Ombra is the musical language employed when a composer wishes to inspire awe and terror in an audience. Clive McClelland's Ombra: Supernatural Music in the Eighteenth Century explores the large repertoire of such music, focusing on the eighteenth century and Mozart in particular. He discusses a wide range of examples drawn from theatrical and sacred music, eventually drawing parallels between these features and Edmund Burke's 'sublime of terror, ' thus placing ombra music in an imp |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Opera -- 18th century
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Supernatural in opera.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Opera & Classical Scores.
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Opera
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Supernatural in opera
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Oper
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Das Übernatürliche
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011050017 |
| ISBN |
9780739169742 |
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0739169742 |
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1280770082 |
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9781280770081 |
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9786613680853 |
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6613680850 |
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