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Author Arnold, R. J. (Robert James), 1971- author

Title Grétry's operas and the French public : from the old regime to the restoration / R.J. Arnold
Published Farnham, Surrey : Ashgate, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource
Series Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera
Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera
Contents In the bosom of one's family : Grétry's earliest opéra comiques and their audiences -- If only that heap of erudition could provide us with a melody : Grétry's conception of the role and powers of the composer -- Those who listen with a sensitive soul and practised ears : the formation of musical taste in the ancien régime -- Always a friend of liberty : the fortunes of Grétry's career and reputation in the revolution -- The long-dispersed debris of French theatre is being reassembled : Grétry and his public in post-revolutionary France -- We are nothing but a single distraught family : mourning and mythologising after Grétry's death
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 20, 2015)
Subject Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813. Operas.
Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813 -- Death and burial
SUBJECT Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813 fast
Operas (Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste) fast
Subject Opera -- France -- 18th century.
Opera -- France -- 19th century
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
MUSIC -- Lyrics.
MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
Death and burial of a person
Opera
France
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781472438515
1472438515