Opera in seventeenth-century venice: the creation of a genre
Auteur :
Rosand, Ellen
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520254268
Date de publication :
9 oct. 2007
Poids :
1225 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Shows how opera took root in the social and economic environment of seventeenth-century Venice and there developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognize as opera. This book examines critically the literary and musical documentation left by the Venetian makers of opera. It explains the mechanics of the proliferation of opera.