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OXFORD STUDIES IN MUSIC THEORY

The Musical Language of Italian Opera, 1813-1859

Rothstein, William (Professor of Music Theory, Professor of Music Theory, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York)

The Musical Language of Italian Opera, 1813-1859

OXFORD STUDIES IN MUSIC THEORY

The Musical Language of Italian Opera, 1813-1859

OXFORD STUDIES IN MUSIC THEORY: The Musical Language of Italian Opera, 1813-1859

 

The Musical Language of Italian Opera, 1813-1859 examines operatic music by five Italian composers--Rossini, Bellini, Mercadante, Donizetti, and Verdi--and one non-Italian, Meyerbeer, showing how certain recurring principles define a distinctively Italian practice that left its mark on the German repertoire more familiar to music theorists.


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Though studying opera often requires attention to aesthetics, libretti, staging, singers, compositional history, and performance history, the music itself is central. This book examines operatic music by five Italian composers—Rossini, Bellini, Mercadante, Donizetti, and Verdi—and one non-Italian, Meyerbeer, during the period from Rossini's first international successes to Italian unification. Detailed analyses of form, rhythm, melody, and harmony reveal concepts of musical structure different from those usually discussed by music theorists, calling into question the notion of a common practice. Taking an eclectic analytical approach, author William Rothstein uses ideas originating in several centuries, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first, to argue that operatic music can be heard not only as passionate vocality but also in terms of musical forms, pitch structures, and rhythmic patterns—that is, as carefully crafted music worth theoretical attention. Although no single theory accounts for everything, Rothstein's analysis shows how certain recurring principles define a distinctively Italian practice, one that left its mark on the German repertoire more familiar to music theorists.


ISBN
9780197609682
Pagina's
544
Verschenen
Serie
OXFORD STUDIES IN MUSIC THEORY
NUR
660
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP USA

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