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Opera in Seventeenth-Century Venice: The Creation of a Genre
Ellen Rosand
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Paperback. Shows how opera took root in the social and economic environment of seventeenth-century Venice and there developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognize as opera. This book examines critically the literary and musical documentation left by the Venetian makers of opera. It explains the mechanics of the proliferation of opera. Num Pages: 710 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 253 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Ellen Rosand shows how opera, born of courtly entertainment, took root in the special social and economic environment of seventeenth-century Venice and there developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognize as opera today. With ninety-one music examples, most of them complete pieces nowhere else in print, and enlivened by twenty-eight illustrations, this landmark study will be essential for all students of opera, amateur and professional, and for students of European cultural history in general. Because opera was new in the seventeenth century, the composers (most notably Monteverdi and Cavalli), librettists, impresarios, singers, and designers were especially aware of dealing ... Read more
Ellen Rosand shows how opera, born of courtly entertainment, took root in the special social and economic environment of seventeenth-century Venice and there developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognize as opera today. With ninety-one music examples, most of them complete pieces nowhere else in print, and enlivened by twenty-eight illustrations, this landmark study will be essential for all students of opera, amateur and professional, and for students of European cultural history in general. Because opera was new in the seventeenth century, the composers (most notably Monteverdi and Cavalli), librettists, impresarios, singers, and designers were especially aware of dealing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
710
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
1219g
Number of Pages
710
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520254268
SKU
V9780520254268
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About Ellen Rosand
Ellen Rosand is George A. Saden Professor of Music at Yale and author of Monteverdi's Last Operas: A Venetian Trilogy
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