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245 14 a| The operas and operatic style of John Frederick Lampe /c| by Dennis R. Martin.;

260 a| Detroit :b| Information Coordinators,c| 1985.;

300 a| xx, 190 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 26 cm.;

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490 1 a| Detroit monographs in musicology ;v| no. 8;

500 a| "Lampe's books and treatises, extant operatic music, and song collections": pages 179-181.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.;

505 0 a| Part I: Lampe's life and career. The student years on the continent and in London. Early life in Brunswick ; Helmstedt and after ; Hamburg ; London and Harry Carey ; Earliest theater music and publications -- The early operas. The English opera revival and the question of Lampe's piracy ; The later English opera revival ; The opera of operas and the end of the opera revival ; Drury lane ; Interlude -- The tale of The Dragon. The origin of The Dragon ; The Dragon in London ; The Dragon as burlesque ; Accomplishments of The Dragon -- After The Dragon: the rise and fall -- The final years in London and abroad -- Part II: Lampe's musical style. Basic stylistic elements. Stylistic background ; Melody ; Melodic embellisment and coloratura ; Text setting ; Rhythm and phrasing ; Harmonic vocabulary -- The aria. Lampe's use of the aria ; Da capo arias ; Modified da capo arias ; Cavatinas ; Binary arias and songs ; Other aria forms -- Solo ensembles, choruses, and other vocal forms. Duets ; Trios ; Choruses ; Recitatives -- Use of instruments. Overtures ; Other operatic instrumental music ; Pantomime music ; Orchestration and orchestral accompaniment ; Obbligato instruments and parts -- Extended elements of formal organization. Tonality ; Musical borrowings ; Musical symbolism -- Lampe's books and treatises, extant operatic music, and song collections.;

520 a| This study fills gaps in knowledge about John Frederick Lampe and his music, as well as providing a better understanding of some of his contemporaries and their works, for Lampe represents the best among the noncelebrity London musicians of his time. Handel esteemed Lampe so highly as a performer that he commissioned a double bassoon, the first ever seen in Britain, to be built for Lampe to play. Lampe's The Dragon of Wantley (1737) became the most successful eighteenth-century English opera ever written in the opera seria style, being performed sixty-nine times during its first season and surpassing the previous record first season-run in London by The Beggar's Opera almost a decade earlier. Lampe's other stage works were highly acclaimed as well, so that throughout parts of the 1730s and 1740s one could find as many as three different Lampe works being performed in London theaters during the same week. He became popular as editor, composer, and compiler of vocal and instrumental collections, and was in demand as a teacher. This study is divided into two sections: a biographical survey of Lampe's life and career, followed by a detailed investigation of his music and musical style. The musical section of this study has relied almost totally on extant original sources of Lampe's music, since none of his works exist in modern published editions. Thus, numerous music examples have been included both to illustrate Lampe's particular techniques and to contrast them with those of his contemporaries.;

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The operas and operatic style of John Frederick Lampe / by Dennis R. Martin.

Author/creator	Martin, Dennis R., 1951-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Detroit : Information Coordinators, 1985.
Description	xx, 190 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm.
Subjects	Lampe, John Frederick, 1703?-1751. Operas. Opera--18th century.

Series	Detroit monographs in musicology ; no. 8 Detroit monographs in musicology ; no. 8. ^A65849
Contents	Part I: Lampe's life and career. The student years on the continent and in London. Early life in Brunswick ; Helmstedt and after ; Hamburg ; London and Harry Carey ; Earliest theater music and publications -- The early operas. The English opera revival and the question of Lampe's piracy ; The later English opera revival ; The opera of operas and the end of the opera revival ; Drury lane ; Interlude -- The tale of The Dragon. The origin of The Dragon ; The Dragon in London ; The Dragon as burlesque ; Accomplishments of The Dragon -- After The Dragon: the rise and fall -- The final years in London and abroad -- Part II: Lampe's musical style. Basic stylistic elements. Stylistic background ; Melody ; Melodic embellisment and coloratura ; Text setting ; Rhythm and phrasing ; Harmonic vocabulary -- The aria. Lampe's use of the aria ; Da capo arias ; Modified da capo arias ; Cavatinas ; Binary arias and songs ; Other aria forms -- Solo ensembles, choruses, and other vocal forms. Duets ; Trios ; Choruses ; Recitatives -- Use of instruments. Overtures ; Other operatic instrumental music ; Pantomime music ; Orchestration and orchestral accompaniment ; Obbligato instruments and parts -- Extended elements of formal organization. Tonality ; Musical borrowings ; Musical symbolism -- Lampe's books and treatises, extant operatic music, and song collections.
Abstract	This study fills gaps in knowledge about John Frederick Lampe and his music, as well as providing a better understanding of some of his contemporaries and their works, for Lampe represents the best among the noncelebrity London musicians of his time. Handel esteemed Lampe so highly as a performer that he commissioned a double bassoon, the first ever seen in Britain, to be built for Lampe to play. Lampe's The Dragon of Wantley (1737) became the most successful eighteenth-century English opera ever written in the opera seria style, being performed sixty-nine times during its first season and surpassing the previous record first season-run in London by The Beggar's Opera almost a decade earlier. Lampe's other stage works were highly acclaimed as well, so that throughout parts of the 1730s and 1740s one could find as many as three different Lampe works being performed in London theaters during the same week. He became popular as editor, composer, and compiler of vocal and instrumental collections, and was in demand as a teacher. This study is divided into two sections: a biographical survey of Lampe's life and career, followed by a detailed investigation of his music and musical style. The musical section of this study has relied almost totally on extant original sources of Lampe's music, since none of his works exist in modern published editions. Thus, numerous music examples have been included both to illustrate Lampe's particular techniques and to contrast them with those of his contemporaries.
General note	"Lampe's books and treatises, extant operatic music, and song collections": pages 179-181.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.
LCCN	85014496
ISBN	0899900240
ISBN	9780899900247

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