Gluck / by Martin Cooper ; with a preface by Edward J. Dent.
| Author/creator | Cooper, Martin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | St. Clair Shores, Mich. : Scholarly Press, 1978. |
| Description | xv, 293 pages : music, portrait ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The opera in Italy -- New ideals -- Gluck : his life from 1714-62 -- His compositions from 1741-61 -- The reform of the ballet -- The first opera of the reform period : Orfeo -- Gluck's life and compositions from 1762-70 : Alceste -- Paride ed Elena : Gluck's life from 1770-73 -- The opera in France : Gluck goes to Paris -- Iphigénie en Aulide -- Orphée and Alceste in Paris -- Armide -- Iphigénie en Tauride -- Last years and death -- Gluck's position in the history of music -- List of dates. |
| Abstract | "Mr. Cooper's book approaches Gluck from the angle of modern research and criticism. Before discussing Gluck's reforms, he sets out to give his reader a clear and sane account of Gluck's predecessors and his early musical environment. He has made use of much recent investigation that is at present not accessible in English. He wastes no time over the wordy journalistic squabbles of Gluck's contemporary critics, but prefers to analyse his methods of composition and to point out the inward significance of them. The reader will find that he not only throws new light on the interpretation of the well-known operas, such as Orpheus and Iphigenia in Tauris, but also illuminates Alceste, Paris and Helen, and Armida in such a way as to make us long to see these works once more placed adequately on the stage in this country." --Preface. |
| General note | First published in 1935 by Oxford University Press, New York. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 287-288) and index. |
| LCCN | 74181129 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.G5 C5 1978 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |