The French Opera
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The French Opera
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language : en
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Release Date : 1896*
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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.
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.
French Baroque Opera A Reader
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Author : Caroline Wood
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-14
French Baroque Opera A Reader written by Caroline Wood and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-14 with Music categories.
From the outset, French opera generated an enormous diversity of literature, familiarity with which greatly enhances our understanding of this unique art form. Yet relatively little of that literature is available in English, despite an upsurge of interest in the Lully-Rameau period during the past two decades. This book presents a wide-ranging and informative picture of the organization and evolution of French Baroque opera, its aims and aspirations, its strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on official documents, theoretical writings, letters, diaries, dictionary entries, contemporary reviews and commentaries, it provides an often entertaining insight into Lully’s once-proud Royal Academy of Music and the colourful characters who surrounded it. The translated passages are set in context, and readers are directed to further scholarly and critical writings in English. Readers will find this new, updated edition easier to use with its revised and expanded translations, supplementary explanatory content and new illustrations.
Jean Baptiste Lully
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Author : Ralph Henry Forster Scott
language : en
Publisher: London : P. Owen
Release Date : 1973
Jean Baptiste Lully written by Ralph Henry Forster Scott and has been published by London : P. Owen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Composers categories.
The first biography in English of the French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, an important figure in the history of music as the originator of French opera and the leading impresario of his day.
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.
French Opera
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Author : Norman Demuth
language : en
Publisher: [Chester Springs, Pa.] : Dufour
Release Date : 1964
French Opera written by Norman Demuth and has been published by [Chester Springs, Pa.] : Dufour this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Opera categories.
The French Operas Of Luigi Cherubini
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Author : Margery Juliet Stomne Selden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
The French Operas Of Luigi Cherubini written by Margery Juliet Stomne Selden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Opera 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.
The Keys To French Opera In The Nineteenth Century
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Author : Hervé Lacombe
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2001-01-12
The Keys To French Opera In The Nineteenth Century written by Hervé Lacombe and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-12 with Music categories.
A lively history of French opera in its cultural and historical context by one of France's leading musicologists.