Puccini : his international art /
Foreword, by William AshbrookPreface to the English EditionNote on EditionsNote on the Musical ExamplesList of Abbreviations1. Dynasty of Composers2. Scapigliatura Interlude3. Manon Lescaut: Wagner and the Eighteenth Century4. La Boheme: The Poetic Reality5. Tosca: Rome between Faith and Power6. Mad...
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| Summary: | Foreword, by William AshbrookPreface to the English EditionNote on EditionsNote on the Musical ExamplesList of Abbreviations1. Dynasty of Composers2. Scapigliatura Interlude3. Manon Lescaut: Wagner and the Eighteenth Century4. La Boheme: The Poetic Reality5. Tosca: Rome between Faith and Power6. Madama Butterfly: An Exotic Tragedy7. Puccini in the Twentieth Century8. Wars, a la Operetta9. Experimental Dramaturgy10. Turandot!Catalog of WorksSelected BibliographyIndex "Girardi considers Puccini's musical and dramatic techniques together, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques, and masterly orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions "Girardi considers Puccini's musical and dramatic techniques together, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques, and masterly orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions. Girardi also discusses the question of Puccini's assimilation of influences from composers as diverse as Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Richard Strauss, Debussy, and Stravinsky, showing how Puccini attempted to reconcile Italian techniques with those of European musical theater as a whole to make Italian opera a truly international art."--BOOK JACKET "Girardi considers Puccini's musical and dramatic techniques together, demonstrating how his manipulation of dense networks of themes, sophisticated harmonic techniques, and masterly orchestrations work to arouse the audience's emotions. Girardi also discusses the question of Puccini's assimilation of influences from composers as diverse as Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Richard Strauss, Debussy, and Stravinsky, showing how Puccini attempted to reconcile Italian techniques with those of European musical theater as a whole to make Italian opera a truly international art."--Jacket Girardi also discusses the question of Puccini's assimilation of influences from composers as diverse as Verdi, Wagner, Bizet, Richard Strauss, Debussy, and Stravinsky, showing how Puccini attempted to reconcile Italian techniques with those of European musical theater as a whole to make Italian opera a truly international art."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Originally published as: Giacomo Puccini : l'arte internazionale di un musicista italiani. Venezia : Marsilio, c1995 Originally published as: Giacomo Puccini : l'arte internazionale di un musicista italiani. Venezia : Marsilio, ©1995 This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 530 p. : ill. ; 25 cm xvi, 530 p. : ill., music ; 25 cm xvi, 530 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-519) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-519) and index |
| ISBN: | 0226297578 (alk. paper) 0226297578 9780226297576 (alk. paper) 9780226297576 |