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245 10 a| Opera, a history of the impossible genre /c| Jeffrey Langford.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Routledge,c| 2024.;

300 a| 199 pages :b| music ;c| 26 cm;

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500 a| Includes index.;

505 00 g| First steps toward a new genre --t| Claudio Monteverdi, the first genius --t| The rise of Italian opera seria --t| French opera of the 17th and 18th centuries --t| The birth of comic opera --t| Gioachino Rossini, a bridge to the 19th century --t| Gaetano Donizetti, a master of Italian Romantic opera --t| Giuseppe Verdi, part I: Italian opera in revolution --t| The rise of German Romantic opera --t| Hector Berlioz and 19th-century French grand opera --t| Charles Gounod and French opéra lyrique --t| Russian opera, part I: Modest Mussorgsky and the nationalist style --t| Russian opera, part II: Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the cosmopolitan style --t| Giuseppe Verdi, part II: the final years --t| Bizet, Puccini, and the rise of verismo opera --t| Richard Strauss and the changing styles of symphonic opera --t| Claude Debussy and Impressionism in opera --t| Alban Berg and the problem of atonal opera --t| Béla Bartók, a 20th-century nationalist --t| Benjamin Bitten and 20th-century operatic conservatism --t| Igor Stravinsky and neo-classical opera --t| Minimalist opera --t| Opera today: a sample.;

520 a| This book offers an accessible and chronological survey of opera. Beginning in the 16th century, each chapter hones its focus on a representative opera and composer, and provides discussion on historical and political context. With further reading lists, key term definitions and composer biographies to support learning, this book covers the fundamental elements of the genre, including: subject matter, musical structure, aria and ensemble forms, singing styles, orchestra and the structure of the libretto. The book will also help readers develop an appreciation of opera as a form of musical entertainment which, despite seemingly insurmountable financial, philosophical, and artistic hurdles, has overcome the "impossible" to become one of the most popular and thrilling types of music heard on stage today. This book is an approachable undergraduate textbook for students of opera and survey courses.;

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Opera, a history of the impossible genre / Jeffrey Langford.

Author/creator	Langford, Jeffrey Alan author.
Format	Book
Publication	New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Description	199 pages : music ; 26 cm
Subjects	Opera.

Contents	First steps toward a new genre -- Claudio Monteverdi, the first genius -- The rise of Italian opera seria -- French opera of the 17th and 18th centuries -- The birth of comic opera -- Gioachino Rossini, a bridge to the 19th century -- Gaetano Donizetti, a master of Italian Romantic opera -- Giuseppe Verdi, part I: Italian opera in revolution -- The rise of German Romantic opera -- Hector Berlioz and 19th-century French grand opera -- Charles Gounod and French opéra lyrique -- Russian opera, part I: Modest Mussorgsky and the nationalist style -- Russian opera, part II: Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the cosmopolitan style -- Giuseppe Verdi, part II: the final years -- Bizet, Puccini, and the rise of verismo opera -- Richard Strauss and the changing styles of symphonic opera -- Claude Debussy and Impressionism in opera -- Alban Berg and the problem of atonal opera -- Béla Bartók, a 20th-century nationalist -- Benjamin Bitten and 20th-century operatic conservatism -- Igor Stravinsky and neo-classical opera -- Minimalist opera -- Opera today: a sample.
Abstract	This book offers an accessible and chronological survey of opera. Beginning in the 16th century, each chapter hones its focus on a representative opera and composer, and provides discussion on historical and political context. With further reading lists, key term definitions and composer biographies to support learning, this book covers the fundamental elements of the genre, including: subject matter, musical structure, aria and ensemble forms, singing styles, orchestra and the structure of the libretto. The book will also help readers develop an appreciation of opera as a form of musical entertainment which, despite seemingly insurmountable financial, philosophical, and artistic hurdles, has overcome the "impossible" to become one of the most popular and thrilling types of music heard on stage today. This book is an approachable undergraduate textbook for students of opera and survey courses.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2024029528
ISBN	9781032459806 (hardback)
ISBN	1032459808
ISBN	9781032459783 (paperback)
ISBN	1032459786
ISBN	(ebook)

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