Opera seria and the evolution of classical style, 1755-1772 / by Eric Weimer.

Author/creator Weimer, Eric
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor, MI : UMI Research Press, ©1984.
Descriptionxiv, 317 pages : music ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Opera--18th century. --History and criticism.

SeriesStudies in musicology ; no. 78
Studies in musicology ; no. 78. ^A163772
Contents Opera seria as the subject of style analysis -- Harmonic expansion from 1716 to 1784 -- Texture: the development of "classical counterpoint" in Jommelli, J.C. Bach, and Haydn -- Wind instruments: variety, ensembles, and frequency of use -- The accompanimental wind ensemble: relation to the strings and structural context -- The independent melodic wind ensemble and the expansion of the accompanimental ensemble -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Thematic catalog of the opera seria arias by J.C. Bach, 1755-72. Adriano in Siria ; Alessandro nell'Indie ; Artaserse ; Carattaco ; Catone in Utica ; Orione ; Temistocle -- Appendix B. Thematic catalog of the opera seria arias by Hasse, 1755-72. Achille in Seiro ; Artaserse ; Demofoonte ; Ezio ; Nitteti ; Olimpiade ; Il re pastore ; Romolo ed Ersilia ; Ruggiero ; Siroe ; Il trionfo di Clelia ; Zenobia -- Appendix C. Thematic catalog of the opera seria arias by Jommeli, 1755-72. Achille in Seiro ; Armida abbandonata ; Artaserse ; Creso ; Demofoonte III ; Demofoonte IV ; Didone abbandonata ; Enea nel Lazio ; Ezio ; Fetonte ; Ifigenia in Tauride ; Olimpiade ; Pelope ; Semiramide riconosciuta ; Temistocle ; Vologeso.
Abstract This book examines the transition from the Baroque era to the Classical period by focusing on the arias of operas composed between 1755 and 1772 by composers Johann Adolf Hasse, Niccolò Jommelli, and Johann Christian Bach, showing how elements of opera seria contributed to the formation of the later Viennese Classical style.
General noteRevision of thesis (doctoral)--University of Chicago, 1982.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 299-307) and index.
LCCN 84002699
ISBN0835715817
ISBN9780835715812
ISBN0835719561
ISBN9780835719568

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