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22 produkter
Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719-1797)
Theatre, Opera and Art
Av David Charlton, Mark Ledbury
Inbunden, 2019
2197 kr
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Originally published in 2000, this book highlights the interst Sedaine's life and work is now, belatedly, provoking in many scholarly disciplines. If Sedaine speaks today to literary history, theatre history and opera studies, it is because he possessed a multivalent vision, one which accounts for …
Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719-1797)
Theatre, Opera and Art
Av David Charlton, Mark Ledbury
Häftad, 2020
577 kr
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Originally published in 2000, this book highlights the interst Sedaine's life and work is now, belatedly, provoking in many scholarly disciplines. If Sedaine speaks today to literary history, theatre history and opera studies, it is because he possessed a multivalent vision, one which accounts for …
Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719-1797)
Theatre, Opera and Art
Av Mark Ledbury, David Charlton
E-bok, 2019
757 kr
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Originally published in 2000, this book highlights the interst Sedaine''s life and work is now, belatedly, provoking in many scholarly disciplines. If Sedaine speaks today to literary history, theatre history and opera studies, it is because he possessed a multivalent vision, one which accounts for …
Michel-Jean Sedaine (1719-1797)
Theatre, Opera and Art
Av Mark Ledbury, David Charlton
E-bok, 2019
741 kr
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Originally published in 2000, this book highlights the interst Sedaine''s life and work is now, belatedly, provoking in many scholarly disciplines. If Sedaine speaks today to literary history, theatre history and opera studies, it is because he possessed a multivalent vision, one which accounts for …
Grétry and the Growth of Opéra-comique
Häftad, 2011
821 kr
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Originally published in 1986, this book is a major study in English on Grétry and opéra-comique. Opéra-comique is the operatic genre that lies behind The Magic Flute and Fidelio. David Charlton's important study examines the genre in the period before the French Revolution, considering the literary …
E. T. A. Hoffmann's Musical Writings
Kreisleriana; The Poet and the Composer; Music Criticism
Av E. T. A. Hoffmann, David Charlton
Häftad, 2004
687 kr
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This book contains the first complete translation in English of E. T. A. Hoffmann's major musical writings, complementing the well-known Tales. It offers, therefore, a long-awaited opportunity to assess the thought and influence of one of the most famous of all writers on music and the musical …
The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera
Häftad, 2003
552 kr
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This 2003 Companion is a fascinating and accessible exploration of the world of grand opera. Through this volume a team of scholars and writers on opera examine those important Romantic operas which embraced the Shakespearean sweep of tragedy, history, love in time of conflict, and the struggle for …
Opera in the Age of Rousseau
Music, Confrontation, Realism
Inbunden, 2012
1928 kr
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Historians of French politics, art, philosophy and literature have long known the tensions and fascinations of Louis XV's reign, the 1750s in particular. David Charlton's study comprehensively re-examines this period, from Rameau to Gluck and elucidates the long-term issues surrounding opera. …
French Opera 1730–1830: Meaning and Media
Inbunden, 2000
2586 kr
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The majority of these collected essays date from 1992 onwards, three of them having been specially expanded for this volume. Drawing on recent archival research and new musicological theory, they investigate distinctive qualities in French opera from early opéra comique to early grand opera. …
Popular Opera in Eighteenth-Century France
Music and Entertainment before the Revolution
Häftad, 2023
553 kr
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This is the first book for a century to explore the development of French opera with spoken dialogue from its beginnings. Musical comedy in this form came in different styles and formed a distinct genre of opera, whose history has been obscured by neglect. Its songs were performed in private homes, …
Popular Opera in Eighteenth-Century France
Music and Entertainment before the Revolution
E-bok, 2021
437 kr
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This is the first book for a century to explore the development of French opera with spoken dialogue from its beginnings. Musical comedy in this form came in different styles and formed a distinct genre of opera, whose history has been obscured by neglect. Its songs were performed in private homes, …
Popular Opera in Eighteenth-Century France
Music and Entertainment before the Revolution
E-bok, 2021
437 kr
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This is the first book for a century to explore the development of French opera with spoken dialogue from its beginnings. Musical comedy in this form came in different styles and formed a distinct genre of opera, whose history has been obscured by neglect. Its songs were performed in private homes, …
French Opera 1730-1830: Meaning and Media
E-bok, 2024
1022 kr
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The majority of these collected essays date from 1992 onwards, three of them having been specially expanded for this volume. Drawing on recent archival research and new musicological theory, they investigate distinctive qualities in French opera from early opéra comique to early grand opera. …
French Opera 1730-1830: Meaning and Media
E-bok, 2024
1030 kr
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The majority of these collected essays date from 1992 onwards, three of them having been specially expanded for this volume. Drawing on recent archival research and new musicological theory, they investigate distinctive qualities in French opera from early opéra comique to early grand opera. …
French Opera 1730–1830: Meaning and Media
Häftad, 2026
697 kr
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The majority of these collected essays date from 1992 onwards, three of them having been specially expanded for this volume. Drawing on recent archival research and new musicological theory, they investigate distinctive qualities in French opera from early opéra comique to early grand opera. …
Opera in the Age of Rousseau
Music, Confrontation, Realism
Häftad, 2015
687 kr
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Historians of French politics, art, philosophy and literature have long known the tensions and fascinations of Louis XV's reign, the 1750s in particular. David Charlton's study comprehensively re-examines this period, from Rameau to Gluck and elucidates the long-term issues surrounding opera. …
Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera
E-bok, 2003
522 kr
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This 2003 Companion is a fascinating and accessible exploration of the world of grand opera. Through this volume a team of scholars and writers on opera examine those important Romantic operas which embraced the Shakespearean sweep of tragedy, history, love in time of conflict, and the struggle for …
Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera
E-bok, 2003
537 kr
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This 2003 Companion is a fascinating and accessible exploration of the world of grand opera. Through this volume a team of scholars and writers on opera examine those important Romantic operas which embraced the Shakespearean sweep of tragedy, history, love in time of conflict, and the struggle for …
Popular Opera in Eighteenth-Century France
Music and Entertainment before the Revolution
Inbunden, 2021
1641 kr
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This is the first book for a century to explore the development of French opera with spoken dialogue from its beginnings. Musical comedy in this form came in different styles and formed a distinct genre of opera, whose history has been obscured by neglect. Its songs were performed in private homes, …
Embodying the Yoga Sūtra
Support, Direction, Space
Häftad, 2019
214 kr
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Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is the key text of yoga. Yet for many contemporary practitioners, its deeper treasures remain either unknown or mired in obscurity. Ranju Roy and David Charlton focus on 18 of the most important sutras and show how each one illuminates the relationship between the body, the …
Music of Simon Holt
Inbunden, 2017
1742 kr
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Bringing together well-known writers with composers and performers, this volume gives a complete overview of Holt's creative work up to 2015.British composer Simon Holt (b. 1958) has been a leading presence in contemporary music since the early 1980s and Kites. His output is diverse, comprising …
Musical Voyager: Berlioz in Europe
Av David Charlton, Katharine Ellis
Häftad, 2007
828 kr
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This collection of essays has been written by thirteen scholars, from five countries. It focuses on the musical activities of Hector Berlioz, viewed as a European phenomenon. The first part of the book discusses Berlioz’s journeys to Breslau (1846), to Moscow and St Petersburg (1847 and 1867-68), …
