Francesco algarotti: an essay on the opera (saggio sopra l’opera in musica) the editions of 1755 and 1763
Éditeur :
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
ISBN :
9781800795051
Date de publication :
11 nov. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
341 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is the first translation into the English language of a comprehensive study of opera and its constituent parts by an accomplished writer of the Eighteenth Century. Francesco Algarotti was concerned with developing opera as drama and a move away from the elaborate formality of the Baroque to a more naturalistic style.