Analyzing Opera: Verdi and Wagner (California Studies in 19th Century Music) by Editor-Carolyn Abbate; Editor-Roger Parker - 1989-08-29

University of California Press, August 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

University of California Press, 1989. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:0520061578

University of California Press, 1989-08-29. Hardcover. Like New. 10x7x1. Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear e21 Please email for photos.

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1989. Highly acclaimed scholarly text explores the latest developments in opera analysis by comparing the works of the two greatest opera composers of the nineteenth century. Although the juxtaposition is not new, comparative studies have tended to view these masters as radically different both as musicians and as musical dramatists. Wagner and his "symphonic opera" set against Verdi "the melodist" is one of many familiar antitheses, and it serves to highlight the particular terms from which comparisons are often made. Includes a detailed collection of scholarly papers by some of the world's most eminent musicologists, among them Joseph Kerman, Anthony Newcomb, Philip Gossett, and Martin Chusid. The substantial introduction, "On Analyzing Opera," is followed by four papers on "Sources and Interpretations," four on "Motive and Harmony," and three on "Tonality and Structure." 304… Read More