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Musical design in Aeschylean theater / William C. Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scott, William C. (William Clyde), 1937-2025, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aeschylus--Dramatic production.
- Aeschylus.
- Aeschylus--Stage history.
- Music, Greek and Roman--History and criticism.
- Music, Greek and Roman.
- Greek drama--Incidental music--History and criticism.
- Greek drama.
- Drama--Chorus (Greek drama).
- Drama.
- Tragedy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover : Published for Dartmouth College by University Press of New England, 1984.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Essential for those who want to see ancient plays produced-either physically in the theater or imaginatively in their own minds.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION FOR READERS IN TRANSLATION: Vital Tools for Staging a Greek Choral Song; 1. The Importance of Music and Dance in the Oresteia; 2. Choral Meter and Musical Form in the Oresteia; Agamemnon; Choephoroi; Eumenides; 3. The Meaning of Music in the Oresteia; 4. Music in the Other Aeschylean Plays; Persians; Seven against Thebes; Suppliants; Prometheus Bound; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [223]-224.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61168-181-2
- 0-585-27561-0
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