E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten
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Petrobelli Music in the Theater
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-6377-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
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Essays on Verdi and Other Composers
E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6377-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Well-known for leading audiences to a new appreciation of Verdi as a subtle and elaborate musical thinker, Pierluigi Petrobelli here turns his attention to the intriguing question of how musical theater works. In this collection of lively, penetrating essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musical organization, and dramaturgical conventions.
Originally published in 1994.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments
A Note on Italian Prosody
Introduction 3
1 From Rossini's Mose to Verdi's Nabucco 8
2 Verdi and Don Giovanni: On the Opening Scene of Rigoletto 34
3 Remarks on Verdi's Composing Process 48
4 Thoughts for Alzira 75
5 Toward an Explanation of the Dramatic Structure of Il trovatore 100
6 Music in the Theater (apropos of Aida, Act III) 113
7 More on the Three "Systems": The First Act of La forza del destino 127
8 Verdi's Musical Thought: An Example from Macbeth 141
9 The Musico-Dramatic Conception of Gluck's Alceste (1767) 153
10 Notes on Bellini's Poetics: Apropos of I puritani 162
11 Bellini and Paisiello: Further Documents on the Birth of I puritani 176
