| Description |
ix, 304 pages : illustrations, music, facsimiles ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
California studies in 19th century music ; 6
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California studies in 19th century music ; 6.
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| Note |
Papers originally presented at the Cornell Verdi-Wagner Conference, Cornell University, October 1984. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : on analyzing opera / Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker -- The composition of Ernani / Philip Gossett -- Through the looking glass : some remarks on the first complete draft of Lohengrin / John Deathridge -- Opera as symphony : a Wagnerian myth / Carolyn Abbate -- Verdi's composition of Otello : the Act II Quartet / James A. Hepokoski -- Verdi's groundswells : surveying an operatic convention / Joseph Kerman and Thomas S. Grey -- Isolde's narrative : from Hauptmotiv to tonal model / Matthew Brown -- Ritornello Ritornato : a variety of Wagnerian refrain form / Anthony Newcomb -- Motives and recurring themes in Aida / Roger Parker -- The tonality of Rigoletto / Martin Chusid -- Tonal systems in Aida, Act III / David Lawton -- Schenker and the Norns / Patrick McCreless. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Operas -- Congresses.
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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Operas -- Congresses.
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Operas -- Analysis, appreciation -- Congresses.
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Operas -- Analysis, appreciation. |
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Operas (Verdi, Giuseppe) |
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Operas (Wagner, Richard) |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Abbate, Carolyn, editor.
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Parker, Roger, 1951- editor.
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Cornell Verdi-Wagner Conference (1984), sponsoring body.
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| ISBN |
0520061578 (alkaline paper) |
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9780520061576 (alkaline paper) |
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