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Zusatztext "Clear and well-organized." -- Ellen Rosand! Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department at Yale University Informationen zum Autor Denise Gallo is a Music Specialist at The Library of Congress. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Music History Division at The Catholic University of America, where she now remains an adjunct professor. She is a frequent lecturer for Washington Opera, the Baltimore Opera Company, Washington Concert Opera, and Summer Opera Theatre Company, and a contributing author to The Washington Opera Magazine and the Baltimore Opera Subscribers' Study Guide. Gallo is the author of several books, including Rossini: A Guide to Research (Routledge) Klappentext Provides an introduction to the performers and music that make opera an enduring and well-loved musical style. Organized in two parts! this book gives a brief introduction to four centuries of opera! and is useful for students and interested listeners who want to learn about this important musical style. Zusammenfassung This introduction explores opera's origins, terminology and genres over the past four centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart I Terms and Topics 1. Origins of OperaThe ultimate Baroque expression Baroque CharacteristicsThe Florentine Camerata: Opera's First TheoristsFrom Polyphony to Monody: Solo SongMonody as Recitative Opera's forerunnersThe IntermedioLearned Comedy (Commedia erudite) Italian Folk Comedy (Commedia dell'arte)Pastoral DramaChurch pageants (Sacre Rappresentazioni)Sidebar: Claudio MonteverdiSummaryTerminologyAria StrophicThrough-composedDa capoDal segnoCavatina CantabileCabalettaRecitativeThe rhythm of languageDry (secco)Accompanied (accompagnato)SimpleMesuréeEnsemblesDuets and triosQuartets and larger ensemblesScenaMultipartite finalesVocal ranges (with sample roles)Musical Scores and EditionsAutographs/holographsFull orchestralPiano-vocalIndividual selectionsScholarly editionsPerforming editionsSummary2. Music and Text RelationshipsThe librettoPoetry and musical structuresCompositional strategiesSubjects, themes, and musical expressionSummary3. Opera in TheatersPatronagePublic TheatersEconomics of operaHistoric HousesSummary4. History of Opera on Media RecordingsOpera on musical boxesThe earliest recordingsOpera on LPs and CDsOperas on video and DVDFilm versionsSummary5. ProfessionsComposersLibrettistsSingersThe ImpresarioConductors and DirectorsMusicians and DancersCriticsSummary6. Opera as a Mirror of Culture and SocietyCultural ExpressionOpera as class symbolOperatic seasons and societyCensorshipOpera and religionGender politics NationalismThe Role of the AudienceSummaryPART IIGenres and Styles7. Serious OperaOpera seriaTragedie lyriqueOpéra comiqueMusic drama and GesamptkunstwerkSummary8. Comic OperaOpera buffaFarsaIntermezzoDramma giocosoOpéra comiqueOpéra bouffeSummary9. Semi-serious OperaOpera semiseriaOperettaSummary10. Vernacular OperaSingspielZarzuelaSemi-operaBallad operaSummary...
