| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 197 pages) : music. |
| Series |
Princeton studies in opera |
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Princeton studies in opera.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
One of the foremost composers of the French Baroque operatic tradition, Rameau is often cited for his struggle to steer lyric tragedy away from its strict Lullian form, inspired by spoken tragedy, and toward a more expressive musical style. In this fresh exploration of Rameau's compositional aesthetic, Charles Dill depicts a much more complicated figure: one obsessed with tradition, music theory, his own creative instincts, and the public's expectations of his music. Dill examines the ways Rameau mediated among these often competing values and how he interacted with his critics and with the public. The result is a sophisticated rethinking of Rameau as a musical innovator. |
| Contents |
Monstrous opera -- Different tragedies -- Rameau's twins -- Rameau mise-en-scene -- In the mirror. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764. Operas.
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Rameau, Jean-Philippe, 1683-1764.
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Operas (Rameau, Jean-Philippe) (OCoLC)fst01358714
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Opera -- France -- 18th century.
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Tragedy in music.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Opera. (OCoLC)fst01046145
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Tragedy in music. (OCoLC)fst01154364
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France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
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Opera's.
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France.
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| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dill, Charles William. Monstrous opera. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998 0691044430 (DLC) 97031073 (OCoLC)37437552 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9781400864812 doi |
| ISBN |
9781400864812 (electronic bk.) |
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140086481X (electronic bk.) |
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