Aesthetics of opera in the ancien régime, 1647–1785
Auteur :
Thomas, Downing A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521100977
Date de publication :
5 févr. 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
610 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Thomas considers the use of operatic spectacle and music by Louis XIV as a vehicle for absolutism; the resistance of music to the aesthetic and political agendas of the time; and the long-term development of opera in eighteenth-century humanist culture, examining key works by Lully, Rameau and Charpentier, among others.