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Dance in Handel's London Operas (Eastman Studies in Music)
Sarah McCleave
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Description for Dance in Handel's London Operas (Eastman Studies in Music)
Hardcover. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. 280 pages, 71, 14 black and white, 57 line drawing. Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ASD; AVGC3; AVGC9. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 27. Weight: 576.
Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. George Frideric Handel set himself apart from his contemporaries by employing choreographed instrumental music to complement and reinforce the emotional impact of his operas. Of his fifty-three operas, no fewer than fourteen -- including ten written for the London stage -- feature dances. Dance in Handel's London Operas explores the relationship between music, drama, and dance in these London works, dispelling the notion that dance was a largely peripheral element in Italian-language operas prior to those of Gluck. ... Read more
Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. George Frideric Handel set himself apart from his contemporaries by employing choreographed instrumental music to complement and reinforce the emotional impact of his operas. Of his fifty-three operas, no fewer than fourteen -- including ten written for the London stage -- feature dances. Dance in Handel's London Operas explores the relationship between music, drama, and dance in these London works, dispelling the notion that dance was a largely peripheral element in Italian-language operas prior to those of Gluck. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580464208
SKU
V9781580464208
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Reviews for Dance in Handel's London Operas (Eastman Studies in Music)
Places Handel's creative decisions in the wider context of European dance traditions and dance on the London stage, frequently referring to contemporary documents. Answers questions such as how the dissemination of French dances through choreographies or through chamber music might have been reflected in the dance types Handel used in his operas, hence addressing how far the types of dances ... Read more