The signifier and the signified : studies in the operas of Mozart and Verdi / Frits Noske.
| Author/creator | Noske, Frits |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990. |
| Description | x, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: Mozart. Le nozze di Figaro: musical quotation as a dramatic device -- Le nozze di Figaro: social tensions -- Don Giovanni: musical affinities and dramatic structure -- Don Giovanni: an interpretation -- Cosi fan tutte: dramatic irony -- Semantics of orchestration -- Part II: Verdi. Otello: drama through structure -- The musical figure of death -- Simon Boccanegra: one plot, two dramas -- Ritual scenes -- The notorious cabaletta -- Don Carlos: the signifier and the signified -- Appendices. Semiotic devices in musical drama ; The orchestration of separate items in Mozart's operas ; The Boccanegra revision: correspondence between Verdi and Boito. |
| Abstract | The studies collected in this book deal with the interpretation of opera, based on structural analysis. In addition to the chapters devoted to individual operas by Mozart and Verdi there are studies on the semantics of orchestration in Mozart and the structural functions of ritual scenes, the musical figure of death, and the cabaletta in Verdi. Appendices include a discussion of semiotic devices in opera, and the complete correspondence between Verdi and Boito on the revision of Boccanegra (Italian text and English translation). |
| General note | Clarendon paperbacks. |
| General note | Includes the Boccanegra correspondence between G. Verdi and A. Boito in Italian with an English translation. |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: The Hague : Nijhoff, 1977. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 89027902 |
| ISBN | 0198162014 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1700.1 .N67 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |