Theatre Career of Thomas Arne

Informationen zum Autor Todd Gilman is librarian for literature in English at Yale University Library. Klappentext This book concerns the life and theatrical career of the great native-born English composer and musician of the eighteenth century, Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778), best known today as the composer of "Rule, Britannia." It will appeal to those interested in the mid-to-late eighteenth-century London and Dublin theatre, opera, and music scenes. Zusammenfassung This book concerns the life and theatrical career of the great native-born English composer and musician of the eighteenth century! Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778)! best known today as the composer of "Rule! Britannia." It will appeal to those interested in the mid-to-late eighteenth-century London and Dublin theatre! opera! and music scenes. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Musical Examples Polemical Introduction Chapter 1: Young Thomas Augustine Arne Chapter 2: Drury Lane 1735-40 Chapter 3: From Cliveden to Dublin Chapter 4: Young Charles Burney Chapter 5: Drury Lane 1744-50 Chapter 6: Divisions and Difficulties Chapter 7: Dublin Encore Chapter 8: The Brent; or, English Syren Chapter 9: Harmony in an Uproar Chapter 10: Arne's Orbit Chapter 11: The Great Stratford Jubilee Chapter 12: Arne's Last Operas Chapter 13: Poor Devil of a Crotchet Monger Chapter 14: Decline and Death Appendix 1: Letters between Arne and Garrick Appendix 2: Arne's Will Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Todd Gilman, Gilman Todd
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2014
• EAN: 9781611495447
• ISBN: 978-1-61149-544-7
• No. of pages: 644
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals, Theatre Studies, Composers and songwriters, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), Classical style, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Music of film and stage, Film, Television, and Stage;Literary Studies;Music history