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Essays on Handel and Italian Opera
Reinhard Strohm
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Paperback. Reinhard Strohm examines the relationship between Handel's great operas and the earlier European Baroque tradition. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
In this valuable collection of essays, published to coincide with the tercentenary of Handel's birth, Reinhard Strohm examines the relationship between Handel's great operas and the earlier European Baroque tradition, focusing on the Italian school, to which they are so crucially indebted. Handel's immediate heritage included the figures of Scarlatti, Gasparini and Vivaldi; this book establishes that context, concentrating on contemporary operatic practice, and proceeds to analyse three of Handel's best-known works. It shows how they elaborate and develop the style and method of the Italian operatic theatre, embracing previous traditions and synthesizing them with a new and exciting accentuation. ... Read more
In this valuable collection of essays, published to coincide with the tercentenary of Handel's birth, Reinhard Strohm examines the relationship between Handel's great operas and the earlier European Baroque tradition, focusing on the Italian school, to which they are so crucially indebted. Handel's immediate heritage included the figures of Scarlatti, Gasparini and Vivaldi; this book establishes that context, concentrating on contemporary operatic practice, and proceeds to analyse three of Handel's best-known works. It shows how they elaborate and develop the style and method of the Italian operatic theatre, embracing previous traditions and synthesizing them with a new and exciting accentuation. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521088350
SKU
V9780521088350
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