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Rebecca Cypess (Ed.) - Word, Image, and Song - 9781580464307 - V9781580464307
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Word, Image, and Song

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Description for Word, Image, and Song Hardcover.
Applies the notion of musical "voice" to diverse repertoires, ranging from the operas and cantatas of Handel to the autograph albums of nineteenth-century collector Charlotte de Rothschild. The concept of musical voice has been a subject of controversy in recent decades, as the primacy of the composer's place in the creation of the work has been called into question. The essays in Word, Image, and Song: Essays onMusical Voices take the notion of musical voice as a starting point, and apply it in varying ways to diverse repertoires and music-historical circumstances, ranging from the operas and cantatas of Handel ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580464307
SKU
V9781580464307
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

Reviews for Word, Image, and Song
These essays illustrate the diversity of approaches that scholars have applied to the study of text and music in the first decade of the twenty-first century. In their sampling of a fascinating variety of musical genres, milieux, and practices, these studies open windows for new insights into cultural history in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as well as into the ... Read more

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