Aesthetics of Opera in the Ancien Régime, 1647-1785
This is the first study to recognize the wider picture of opera within early-modern French culture. Downing Thomas considers the place of music within a cultural environmentthe employment of music by Louis XIV as a symbol of absolutism; the use of music as a statement against the monarchy; and the long-term development of opera as a reflection of humanism. Thomas examines key works by Lully, Rameau, and Charpentier, among others, and extends his reach from the late seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth.
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Aesthetics of Opera in the Ancien Régime, 1647-1785
This is the first study to recognize the wider picture of opera within early-modern French culture. Downing Thomas considers the place of music within a cultural environmentthe employment of music by Louis XIV as a symbol of absolutism; the use of music as a statement against the monarchy; and the long-term development of opera as a reflection of humanism. Thomas examines key works by Lully, Rameau, and Charpentier, among others, and extends his reach from the late seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth.
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Aesthetics of Opera in the Ancien Régime, 1647-1785
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Aesthetics of Opera in the Ancien Régime, 1647-1785
420Hardcover(New Edition)
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780521801881 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 02/27/2003 |
Series: | Cambridge Studies in Opera |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 420 |
Product dimensions: | 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.06(d) |
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