Providing biographical, theatrical, and social-cultural background for Verdi's operas, this Companion examines important general aspects of their style and method of composition. Verdi's milieu, creative process, and critical reception are subsequently explored in essays by specialists who critically appraise his accomplishments.
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This Companion provides a biographical, theatrical, and social-cultural background for Verdi's operas, examines in detail important general aspects of its style and method of composing, and synthesizes stylistic themes in discussions of representative works. Aspects of Verdi's milieu, style, creative process, and critical reception are explored in essays by highly reputed specialists. Like others in the series this Companion is aimed primarily at students and opera lovers.
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The rage nowadays is multi-authorship. The result--as here--is an irregular and unbalanced study. Some of the essays--notably those by the editor--are quite good. Some are technical studies. Some are just plain bad writing. All in all, a mixed bag
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Giuseppe Verdi, born in a country village in the Po Valley in 1813, rose to become the most popular opera composer of his century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
studi verdiam, studi verdiani, romantica verdiana, homage chorus, critica verdiana, parole sceniche, brando vindice, quinari doppi, largo concertato, preceding scena, realizzazione scenica dello spettacolo verdiano, drammaturgia verdiana, ricerca verdiana, lyric prototype, bottega della musica, disposizioni sceniche, versi lirici, parola scenica, central finale, disposizione scenica, finale ultimo, vil razza dannata, contrasting solos, versi sciolti, libretto verse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Carlos, Luisa Miller, Simon Boccanegra, Giuseppe Verdi, King Philip, Ave Maria, Messa da Requiem, Roger Parker, Francesco Maria Piave, Grand Inquisitor, Willow Song, Andrea Maffei, Arrigo Boito, Don Giovanni, Giulio Ricordi, Giuseppina Strepponi, Victor Hugo, Fabrizio Della Seta, Julian Budden, Parma Institute, Viva Italia, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Antonio Somma, Harold Powers, James Hepokoski New!
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Giuseppe Verdi, born in a country village in the Po Valley in 1813, rose to become the most popular opera composer of his century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
studi verdiam, studi verdiani, romantica verdiana, homage chorus, critica verdiana, parole sceniche, brando vindice, quinari doppi, largo concertato, preceding scena, realizzazione scenica dello spettacolo verdiano, drammaturgia verdiana, ricerca verdiana, lyric prototype, bottega della musica, disposizioni sceniche, versi lirici, parola scenica, central finale, disposizione scenica, finale ultimo, vil razza dannata, contrasting solos, versi sciolti, libretto verse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Carlos, Luisa Miller, Simon Boccanegra, Giuseppe Verdi, King Philip, Ave Maria, Messa da Requiem, Roger Parker, Francesco Maria Piave, Grand Inquisitor, Willow Song, Andrea Maffei, Arrigo Boito, Don Giovanni, Giulio Ricordi, Giuseppina Strepponi, Victor Hugo, Fabrizio Della Seta, Julian Budden, Parma Institute, Viva Italia, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Antonio Somma, Harold Powers, James Hepokoski New!
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- Don Carlos: Vocal Score by Walter Ducloux on 57 pages
- Luisa Miller: Melodramma tragico in Three Acts by Salvadore Cammaran, The Piano-Vocal Score (The Works of Giuseppe Verdi: Piano-Vocal Scores) by Giuseppe Verdi on 39 pages
- Don Carlo (Ma Non Troppograndes Compositores) (Spanish Edition) by Verdi Giuseppe on 10 pages
- Cambridge Opera Journal (Part 3) by Arthur Groos on 8 pages
- Music in the Theater by Pierluigi Petrobelli on 6 pages
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- The Puccini Problem: Opera, Nationalism, and Modernity (Cambridge Studies in Opera) by Alexandra Wilson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Landscape and Gender in Italian Opera: The Alpine Virgin from Bellini to Puccini (Cambridge Studies in Opera) by Emanuele Senici in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Mervyn Cooke in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Haydn (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Caryl Clark in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Liszt (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Kenneth Hamilton in Back Matter
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