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From Madrigal to Opera: Monteverdi´s Staging of the Self
Mauro Calcagno
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Hardback. Focuses on the works of Claudio Monteverdi, a master of both genres, to investigate how they reflect changing ideas about performance and role-playing by singers. This title traces the roots of dialogic subjectivity to Petrarch's love poetry arguing that Petrarchism exerted a powerful influence on late Renaissance literature art and music. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 7 tables, 19 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
This pathbreaking study links two traditionally separate genres as their stars crossed to explore the emergence of multiple selves in early modern Italian culture and society. Mauro Calcagno focuses on the works of Claudio Monteverdi, a master of both genres, to investigate how they reflect changing ideas about performance and role-playing by singers. Calcagno traces the roots of dialogic subjectivity to Petrarch's love poetry arguing that Petrarchism exerted a powerful influence not only on late Renaissance literature and art, but also on music. Covering more than a century of music and cultural history, the book demonstrates that the birth of ... Read more
This pathbreaking study links two traditionally separate genres as their stars crossed to explore the emergence of multiple selves in early modern Italian culture and society. Mauro Calcagno focuses on the works of Claudio Monteverdi, a master of both genres, to investigate how they reflect changing ideas about performance and role-playing by singers. Calcagno traces the roots of dialogic subjectivity to Petrarch's love poetry arguing that Petrarchism exerted a powerful influence not only on late Renaissance literature and art, but also on music. Covering more than a century of music and cultural history, the book demonstrates that the birth of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
334
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
601g
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520267688
SKU
V9780520267688
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About Mauro Calcagno
Mauro Calcagno is Associate Professor of Music at SUNY, Stony Brook.
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