A Companion to Twentieth-century Opera
Author: George Martin
Publisher: Orion
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 9780575028142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: George Martin
Publisher: Orion
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 9780575028142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mervyn Cooke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-12-08
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 1139826344
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Companion celebrates the extraordinary riches of the twentieth-century operatic repertoire in a collection of specially commissioned essays written by a distinguished team of academics, critics and practitioners. Beginning with a discussion of the century's vital inheritance from late-romantic operatic traditions in Germany and Italy, the text embraces fresh investigations into various aspects of the genre in the modern age, with a comprehensive coverage of the work of individual composers from Debussy and Schoenberg to John Adams and Harrison Birtwistle. Traditional stylistic categorizations (including symbolism, expressionism, neo-classicism and minimalism) are reassessed from new critical perspectives, and the distinctive operatic traditions of Continental and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and United States are subjected to fresh scrutiny. The volume includes essays devoted to avant-garde music theatre, operettas and musicals, filmed opera, and ends with a discussion of the position of the genre in today's cultural marketplace.
Author: George Martin
Publisher: John Murray Pubs Limited
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 9780719546853
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Includes seven background essays, synopses of eighty-four frequently performed operas, and statistics on the repertoires of opera companies around the world
Author: George Martin
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 654
ISBN-13: 9780719547676
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mervyn Cooke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-12-08
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780521780094
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Companion celebrates the extraordinary riches of the twentieth-century operatic repertoire in a collection of specially commissioned essays written by a distinguished team of academics, critics and practitioners. Beginning with a discussion of the century's vital inheritance from late-romantic operatic traditions in Germany and Italy, the text embraces fresh investigations into various aspects of the genre in the modern age, with a comprehensive coverage of the work of individual composers from Debussy and Schoenberg to John Adams and Harrison Birtwistle. Traditional stylistic categorizations (including symbolism, expressionism, neo-classicism and minimalism) are reassessed from new critical perspectives, and the distinctive operatic traditions of Continental and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and United States are subjected to fresh scrutiny. The volume includes essays devoted to avant-garde music theatre, operettas and musicals, filmed opera, and ends with a discussion of the position of the genre in today's cultural marketplace.
Author: Anthony R. DelDonna
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-06-25
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 0521873584
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The perfect accompaniment to courses on eighteenth-century opera for both students and teachers, this Companion is a definitive reference resource.
Author: George Whitney Martin
Publisher:
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 676
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This survey of contemporary opera includes seven background essays, synopses of seventy-eight frequently performed operas, and valuable statistics on the repetoires of opera companies around the world.
Author: George Whitney Martin
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 732
ISBN-13: 9780879102753
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →(Limelight). Martin provides a guide to opera that is sweeping in its scope, thorough in its detail, and authoritative in its commentary. He recalls a century of achievement in an art form that today enjoys unprecedented popularity and that has been generously enriched by challenging works in many cases yet to be fully recognized of the modern era.
Author: William Schoell
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-01-24
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 1476605564
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the late 1500s in Florence, aristocrats of the Renaissance renovated classical Greek dramas into dramatic musicals and gave birth to the first operas. After centuries of transformation, the opera is still appreciated as a historically dynamic paradigm of the fine arts. Composers of the twentieth century have worked hard to fashion a voice distinct from the romantic composers of the nineteenth century and the traditions that preceded them, and this volume explores the extent of their success. Beginning with a thorough introduction to the history of operatic forms and transformation, this book presents a comprehensive discussion of twentieth century opera. Giving ear to many composers and many styles--romantic and modern and assorted variations--the discussion includes such globally renowned composers as Strauss, Puccini, Prokofiev and Mascagni, as well as the esoteric works of less famous composers. Spanning as it does from Puccini's Tosca and Charpentier's Louise to Heggie's Dead Man Walking and Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles, twentieth century operatic form has something for every taste. The discussion is therefore structured chronologically and directed at exploring this complex diversity and ingenuity of twentieth-century styles. Examples from across the globe and firsthand commentary from contemporary operatic professionals complement the discussion. Concluding chapters comment upon the operatic presence in the twenty-first century and the future of operatic forms.
Author: Nicholas Till
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012-10-18
Total Pages: 365
ISBN-13: 0521855616
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first comprehensive attempt to map the current field of opera studies by leading scholars in the discipline.