Music and theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi / Nino Pirrotta and Elena Povoledo ; translated by Karen Eales.
| Author/creator | Pirrotta, Nino |
| Other author | Povoledo, Elena, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981. |
| Description | xi, 392 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Due Orfei. English |
| Series | Cambridge studies in music Cambridge studies in music. ^A252129 |
| Contents | Orpheus, singer of strambotti -- Classical theatre, intermedi and frottola music -- Realistic use of music in comedy -- Temporal perspective and music -- 'The wondrous show, alas, of the intermedi!' -- Early opera and aria -- From Poliziano's Orfeo to the Orphei tragoedia -- The città ferrarese -- Regular comedy and the perspective set -- 'Visible' intermedi and movable sets. |
| Abstract | This book describes the many ways in which music was used in Italian theatrical performances between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries. In particular, it concentrates on Polizano's Orfeo, Machiavelli's commedies, the Florentine intermedi and early operas, and the first operas in Venice. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. |
| Language | Translation of: Li due Orfei. |
| LCCN | 81003839 |
| ISBN | 0521232597 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML1733 .P5713 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |