The music of Arthur Sullivan / by Gervase Hughes.

Author/creator Hughes, Gervase
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Connecticut : Greenwood Press, 1973, ©1959.
Descriptionvii, 180 pages : music ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Introductory -- The first period. Comparative chronological table of first performances -- Sullivan and Gilbert -- Rhythm and word-setting -- Harmony: a few signposts -- Harmony: tonality and modulation -- Harmony: use of chromatic idiom -- Counterpoint -- Vocal writing -- Orchestration -- Sullivan as melodist -- The overtures -- A mixed bag. Sense of drama ; Characterisation ; Pastiche ; Furbishing up of old material ; Distinctive features of Princess Ida ; Tricks of Italian opera ; Parody ; Humor ; Chronological table of Sullivan's contemporaries -- A gathering of threads.
General noteReprint of the 1960 edition published by Macmillan, London.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 73009128
ISBN0837169852

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML410.S95 H8 1973 ✔ Available Place Hold