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Explore how modern opera merges poetry, drama, and music to shape the shows you love.
This nonfiction guide surveys the evolution of opera in the modern era, describing how the drama unfolds on stage, while highlighting the most striking musical moments. It explains Wagner’s ideas about uniting the arts and how later composers pushed the orchestra to new expressive heights. The book frames a historical journey from earlier reforms to Wagner’s dream of a truly integrated musical drama, and it points to the way orchestration, rhythm, and harmony carry dramatic meaning.
- Clear explanations of how composers tied poetry, action, and music to tell a story on stage.
- Accessible discussions of orchestral color and technique used to heighten mood and drama.
- Profiles of major operas and key moments that shaped the modern repertoire.
- Context for the development of musical forms, from recitatives and arias to integrated scenes.
Ideal for readers of modern opera, students, and music lovers who want a grounded guide to the art’s evolution and its most influential works.
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The scores of the new works not only demand increase of numbers, but constantly call for strange instruments, barbaric instruments, instruments that have become obsolete, and new instruments. Conspicuous among the latter are the Celesta and the Heckelphone (see pages 215 and There seems to be a growing fondness for the sound of bells and the throb of drums; and Puccini has even tried the humming voice used as an instrument in the introduction to the last Act of M adama Butterfly.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This captivating guide to modern opera offers a detailed exploration of the innovative works that have emerged since Wagner's influential reforms. It delves into the bold experiments and groundbreaking techniques employed by composers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, examining how they pushed the boundaries of operatic expression. The author provides insightful analyses of popular works, tracing their historical roots, thematic depth, and the innovative use of orchestras and instrumentation. Each opera is contextualized within its broader cultural and artistic landscape, highlighting the ways in which it reflected the social and intellectual currents of its time. Through a captivating narrative, the guide not only informs but also captivates, encouraging readers to delve deeper into the rich world of modern opera, appreciate its complexities, and discover the profound insights it offers into the human condition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781332822836_0
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