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100 1 a| MacNeil, Anne.=| ^A281088;

245 10 a| Music and women of the commedia dell'arte in the late sixteenth century /c| Anne MacNeil.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2003.;

300 a| viii, 360 pages :b| illustrations, music ;c| 22 cm.;

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490 1 a| Oxford monographs on music;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-341), chronology (pages 187-263), and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue -- Turn about is fair play -- Behold, now there are amazons of learning -- The politics of description -- Epilogue.;

520 a| This book narrates the story of the most famous commedia dell'arte troupe of the late Renaissance, focusing in particular on the representation of women on stage and on the role of music-making in their craft. In its thorough integration of the fields of music history, theatre history, performance studies, women's studies, and classics, this is the first comprehensive analysis of the leading actresses of the Compagnia dei Gelosi and their contributions to the Renaissance stage. Including an extensive survey of documents concerning comedians, their patrons, colleagues and audiences, this book provides a context for the study of musical-theatrical performance before the advent of opera and re-defines our perceptions of women, music, and theatre in the Renaissance.;

650 0 a| Commedia dell'artex| History and criticism.=| ^A167554;

830 0 a| Oxford monographs on music.=| ^A256395;

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Music and women of the commedia dell'arte in the late sixteenth century / Anne MacNeil.

Author/creator	MacNeil, Anne
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Description	viii, 360 pages : illustrations, music ; 22 cm.
Subjects	Commedia dell'arte--History and criticism. Music--Italy. --16th century. --History and criticism. Women in the theater--Italy. --History. --16th century.

Series	Oxford monographs on music Oxford monographs on music. ^A256395
Contents	Prologue -- Turn about is fair play -- Behold, now there are amazons of learning -- The politics of description -- Epilogue.
Abstract	This book narrates the story of the most famous commedia dell'arte troupe of the late Renaissance, focusing in particular on the representation of women on stage and on the role of music-making in their craft. In its thorough integration of the fields of music history, theatre history, performance studies, women's studies, and classics, this is the first comprehensive analysis of the leading actresses of the Compagnia dei Gelosi and their contributions to the Renaissance stage. Including an extensive survey of documents concerning comedians, their patrons, colleagues and audiences, this book provides a context for the study of musical-theatrical performance before the advent of opera and re-defines our perceptions of women, music, and theatre in the Renaissance.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-341), chronology (pages 187-263), and index.
ISBN	0198166893 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780198166894 (alk. paper)

Music and women of the commedia dell'arte in the late sixteenth century / Anne MacNeil.

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