New looks at Italian opera : essays in honor of Donald J. Grout / by Robert M. Adams, Dénes Bartha, Robert A. Hall, Jr., William C. Holmes, Claude V. Palisca, Nino Pirrotta, Luigi Tagliavini, Jack Allan Westrup ; edited, with an introduction by William W. Austin.

Author/creator Austin, William W.
Other author Grout, Donald Jay, honoree.
Other author Adams, Robert M. (Robert Martin), 1915-1996.
Other author Austin, William W., editor, writer of introduction.
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [1968]
Descriptionix, 290 pages : illustrations, music, portrait ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The Alterati of Florence, pioneers in the theory of dramatic music / Claude V. Palisca -- Early opera and aria / Nino Pirrotta -- Giacinto Andrea Cicognini's and Antonio Cesti's Orontea (1649) / William C. Holmes -- Alessandro Scarlatti's Il Mitridate Eupatore (1707) / Jack Allan Westrup -- Quirino Gasparini and Mozart / Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini -- Haydn's Italian opera repertory at Eszterháza Palace / Dénes Bartha -- Music in the works of Fogazzaro / Robert A. Hall, Jr. -- The operatic novel: Joyce and D'Annunzio / Robert M. Adams.
Abstract A collection of papers on the origins of Italian opera and its influence in the development of western music.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical footnotes and index.
Genre/formFestschriften.
LCCN 68016378
ISBN9780801400223
ISBN0801400228