Operatic Pasticcios in Eighteenth–Century Europe – Contexts, Materials, and Aesthetics Paperback / softback
by Berthold Over, Gesa Zur Nieden
Part of the Mainz Historical Cultural Sciences series
Paperback / softback
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In Early Modern times, techniques of assembling, compiling and arranging pre-existing material were part of the established working methods in many arts.
In the world of 18th-century opera, such practices ensured that operas could become a commercial success because the substitution or compilation of arias fitting the singer's abilities proved the best recipe for fulfilling the expectations of audiences.
Known as »pasticcios« since the 18th-century, these operas have long been considered inferior patchwork.
The volume collects essays that reconsider the pasticcio, contextualize it, define its preconditions, look at its material aspects and uncover its aesthetical principles.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:650 pages
- Publisher:Transcript Verlag
- Publication Date:27/05/2021
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- ISBN:9783837648850
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:650 pages
- Publisher:Transcript Verlag
- Publication Date:27/05/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9783837648850