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Verdi and the French aesthetic : verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera / Andreas Giger.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Giger, Andreas, 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901--Criticism and interpretation.
- Verdi, Giuseppe.
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
- Opera--Italy--19th century.
- Opera.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Italy.
- Opera--France--19th century.
- France.
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- x, 294 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- Versification and melodic aesthetics. Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos ; French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice ca. 1830-1870 ; Episode: Design, middleground rhythm, and phrase
- French melody in Verdi's operas. Jérusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Les Vêpres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Don Carlos and after.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p, [271]-286) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780521878432
- 0521878438
- OCLC:
- 181136177
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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