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John Gay and the London Theatre
Calhoun Winton
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Description for John Gay and the London Theatre
Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
The Beggar's Opera, often referred to today as the first musical comedy, was the most popular dramatic piece of the eighteenth century -- and is the work that John Gay (1685-1732) is best remembered for having written. That association of popular music and satiric lyrics has proved to be continuingly attractive, and variations on the Opera have flourished in this century: by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, by Duke Ellington, and most recently by Vaclav Havel. The original opera itself is played all over the world in amateur and professional productions.
But John Gay's place in all this ... Read more
The Beggar's Opera, often referred to today as the first musical comedy, was the most popular dramatic piece of the eighteenth century -- and is the work that John Gay (1685-1732) is best remembered for having written. That association of popular music and satiric lyrics has proved to be continuingly attractive, and variations on the Opera have flourished in this century: by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, by Duke Ellington, and most recently by Vaclav Havel. The original opera itself is played all over the world in amateur and professional productions.
But John Gay's place in all this ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813118321
SKU
V9780813118321
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