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French Opera 1730 1830
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Author : David Charlton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2000
French Opera 1730 1830 written by David Charlton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
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. 'Media' is interpreted in terms of both narrative systems and practical theatre resources. One group of essays identifies narrative systems in 'minuet-scenes', in the diegetic romance, and in special uses of musical motives. Another group concerns the theory and æsthetics of opera, in which uses of metaphor help us interpret audience reception. A third group focuses on orchestral and staging practices, brought together in a new theory of the 'melodrama model' linking various genres from the 1780s with the world of the 1820s. French opera's relation with literature and politics is a continuing theme, explored in writings on prison scenes, Ossian, and public-private dramaturgy in grand opera. David Charlton has written widely on French music and opera topics for over 25 years. The selection of his articles presented here focuses on the period 1730-1830 when Paris was a hotbed of influential ideas in music and music theatre, with many of these ideas taken up by foreign composers. This volume assesses the French contribution to the development of Classical and Romantic styles and genres which has hitherto not received the attention it deserves.
Opera In The Age Of Rousseau
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Author : David Charlton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-10-25
Opera In The Age Of Rousseau written by David Charlton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with Music categories.
A wide-ranging account of opera on stage and in society in the age of Rousseau, from Rameau to Gluck.
The Cambridge Companion To Grand Opera
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Author : David Charlton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-09-04
The Cambridge Companion To Grand Opera written by David Charlton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-04 with Music categories.
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French Opera At The Fin De Si Cle
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Author : Steven Huebner
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-02-02
French Opera At The Fin De Si Cle written by Steven Huebner and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-02 with Music categories.
This is the first book-length study of the rich operatic repertory written and performed in France during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Steven Huebner gives an accessible and colorful account of such operatic favorites as Manon and Werther by Massenet, Louise by Charpentier, and lesser-known gems such as Chabrier's Le Roi malgré lui and Chausson's Le Roi Arthus.
Popular Opera In Eighteenth Century France
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Author : David Charlton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-12-16
Popular Opera In Eighteenth Century France written by David Charlton and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-16 with Music categories.
A major re-orientation in understanding opera, exploring musical comedies with spoken dialogue previously excluded from historical accounts.
French Grand Opera And The Historical Imagination
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Author : Sarah Hibberd
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-30
French Grand Opera And The Historical Imagination written by Sarah Hibberd and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-30 with Music categories.
Closely examining five French operas, this book reveals how and why grand opera sought to bring the past alive.
The French Opera
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896*
The French Opera written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896* with categories.
Opera And The Political Imaginary In Old Regime France
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Author : Olivia Bloechl
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-03-01
Opera And The Political Imaginary In Old Regime France written by Olivia Bloechl and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-01 with History categories.
From its origins in the 1670s through the French Revolution, serious opera in France was associated with the power of the absolute monarchy, and its ties to the crown remain at the heart of our understanding of this opera tradition (especially its foremost genre, the tragédie en musique). In Opera and the Political Imaginary in Old Regime France, however, Olivia Bloechl reveals another layer of French opera’s political theater. The make-believe worlds on stage, she shows, involved not just fantasies of sovereign rule but also aspects of government. Plot conflicts over public conduct, morality, security, and law thus appear side-by-side with tableaus hailing glorious majesty. What’s more, opera’s creators dispersed sovereign-like dignity and powers well beyond the genre’s larger-than-life rulers and gods, to its lovers, magicians, and artists. This speaks to the genre’s distinctive combination of a theological political vocabulary with a concern for mundane human capacities, which is explored here for the first time. By looking at the political relations among opera characters and choruses in recurring scenes of mourning, confession, punishment, and pardoning, we can glimpse a collective political experience underlying, and sometimes working against, ancienrégime absolutism. Through this lens, French opera of the period emerges as a deeply conservative, yet also more politically nuanced, genre than previously thought.
Gr Try S Operas And The French Public
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Author : R.J. Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Gr Try S Operas And The French Public written by R.J. Arnold and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Music categories.
Why, in the dying days of the Napoleonic Empire, did half of Paris turn out for the funeral of a composer? The death of André Ernest Modeste Grétry in 1813 was one of the sensations of the age, setting off months of tear-stained commemorations, reminiscences and revivals of his work. To understand this singular event, this interdisciplinary study looks back to Grétry’s earliest encounters with the French public during the 1760s and 1770s, seeking the roots of his reputation in the reactions of his listeners. The result is not simply an exploration of the relationship between a musician and his audiences, but of developments in musical thought and discursive culture, and of the formation of public opinion over a period of intense social and political change. The core of Grétry’s appeal was his mastery of song. Distinctive, direct and memorable, his melodies were exported out of the opera house into every corner of French life, serving as folkloristic tokens of celebration and solidarity, longing and regret. Grétry’s attention to the subjectivity of his audiences had a profound effect on operatic culture, forging a new sense of democratic collaboration between composer and listener. This study provides a reassessment of Grétry’s work and musical thought, positioning him as a major figure who linked the culture of feeling and the culture of reason - and who paved the way for Romantic notions of spectatorial absorption and the power of music.
Music Pantomime And Freedom In Enlightenment France
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Author : Hedy Law
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2020
Music Pantomime And Freedom In Enlightenment France written by Hedy Law and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Enlightenment categories.
How did composers and performers use the lost art of pantomime to explore and promote the Enlightenment ideals of free expression?