FRANCESCO ALGAROTTI

AN ESSAY ON THE OPERA (Saggio sopra l’opera in musica) The editions of 1755 and 1763

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

This book is the first translation into the English language of a comprehensive study of opera and its constituent parts by an accomplished writer of the eighteenth century. Francesco Algarotti was concerned with developing opera as drama and a move away from the elaborate formality of the Baroque to a more naturalistic style. The Essay in its original Italian had considerable influence on the reform opera of Christoph Willibald Gluck.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-11-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 0 mm
Vikt:341 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:150
Förlag:Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
ISBN:9781800795051

Utforska kategorier

Musikböcker inom Kultur
Teater inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Robin Burgess is by profession a Catholic priest with degrees in Classics and Theology, who has had training in singing and taken part in recitals and concerts. He has a special devotion to opera in the Eighteenth Century, and in particular the works of Gluck.

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: An Essay on the Opera: Edition of 1755 – An Essay on the Opera: Edition of 1763 – Of the form, argument or business of an opera – On the musical composition for operas – On the recitative and singing in operas – On the dances – On scenery, dress, etc. – On the structure of theatres – Aeneas in Troy – Iphigenia in Aulis.