Verdi and the French aesthetic verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera / Andreas Giger.

Author/creator Giger, Andreas, 1965-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionx, 294 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Contents Versification and melodic aesthetics. Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos ; French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice ca. 1830-1870 ; Episode: Design, middleground rhythm, and phrase -- French melody in Verdi's operas. Jérusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Les Vêpres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Don Carlos and after.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p, [271]-286) and index.
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LCCN 2007045344
ISBN9780521878432 (hardback)

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