Music in the Theater : Essays on Verdi and Other Composers Paperback / softback
by Pierluigi Petrobelli
Part of the Princeton Studies in Opera series
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Well-known for leading audiences to a new appreciation of Verdi as a subtle and elaborate musical thinker, Pierluigi Petrobelli here turns his attention to the intriguing question of how musical theater works.
In this collection of lively, penetrating essays, Petrobelli analyzes specific operas, mainly by Verdi, in terms of historical context, musical organization, and dramaturgical conventions. Originally published in 1994. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:204 pages, 12 halftones, 65 music exs.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:14/07/2014
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- ISBN:9780691603469
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:204 pages, 12 halftones, 65 music exs.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:14/07/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780691603469
