Giger, Andreas, 1965- Verdi and the French aesthetic : verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera / Andreas Giger.

Verdi and the French aesthetic : verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera / Andreas Giger. . - xxa New York xxa-fimyyc Cambridge University Press yyc-fim, 2008. . - x, 294 p. : : ill. 26 cm. . - Includes bibliographical references (p, [271]-286) and index. . -
Versification and melodic aesthetics. Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos ; French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice ca. 1830-1870 ; Episode: Design, middleground rhythm, and phrase -- French melody in Verdi's operas. Jérusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Les Vepres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Don Carlos and after.
9780521878432 (hardback)
Verdi, Giuseppe,
Itália
Séc. 19
Ópera
França
Séc. 19
Ópera
Philosophy and aesthetics.
Music
Filosofia e estética
Música
ML410.V4