History of the opera : from Monteverdi to Donizetti / by H. Sutherland Edwards.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Da Capo Press music reprint seriesPublication details: New York : Da Capo Press, 1977.Description: 635 p. in various pagings ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 030677416X
  • 9780306774164
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 782.109 EDW
LOC classification:
  • ML1700 .E26 1977
Contents:
CHAPTER I : Preface, Prelude, Prologue, Introduction, Overture,&c. - The Origin of Opera in Italy, and its introduction into Germany. - Its History in Europe; Division of the subject -- CHAPTER II : Introduction of Opera into France and England -- CHAPTER III : On the Nature of Opera, and its Merits as compared with other forms of the Drama -- CHAPTER IV : Introduction and progress of the Ballet -- CHAPTER V : Introduction of the Italian Opera into England -- CHAPTER VI : The Italian Opera under Handel -- CHAPTER VII : General view of the Opera in Europe in the Eighteenth Century, until the appearance of Gluck -- CHAPTER VIII : French Opera from Lulli to the Death of Rameau -- CHAPTER IX : Rousseau as a Critic and as a Composer of Music -- CHAPTER X : Cluck and Piccinni in Paris.
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782.10269 KAI Who's who in Mozart's operas : 782.10269 THO Plots of the operas, 782.103 KOB Kobbé's Complete opera book / 782.109 EDW History of the opera : 782.109 GRO A short history of opera. 782.109 HOW A key to opera / 782.109 ROB Opera before Mozart /

Reprint of the 2d ed., 1862, published by W. H. Allen, London.

Includes index.

CHAPTER I : Preface, Prelude, Prologue, Introduction, Overture,&c. - The Origin of Opera in Italy, and its introduction into Germany. - Its History in Europe; Division of the subject -- CHAPTER II : Introduction of Opera into France and England -- CHAPTER III : On the Nature of Opera, and its Merits as compared with other forms of the Drama -- CHAPTER IV : Introduction and progress of the Ballet -- CHAPTER V : Introduction of the Italian Opera into England -- CHAPTER VI : The Italian Opera under Handel -- CHAPTER VII : General view of the Opera in Europe in the Eighteenth Century, until the appearance of Gluck -- CHAPTER VIII : French Opera from Lulli to the Death of Rameau -- CHAPTER IX : Rousseau as a Critic and as a Composer of Music -- CHAPTER X : Cluck and Piccinni in Paris.

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