Masque and Opera in England, 1656-1688
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"All in all, this study represents an outstanding contribution to cultural research, and should be on the shelves of every specialist music library." --Robert Manning, The Consort Early Music Journal, vol.74, Summer 2018
"Everything about this book emanates its author’s encyclopaedic knowledge of and profound commitment to his material. Walkling peruses a plethora of sources, from royal orders, briefs, letters, petitions, registers and Warrant Books to prefaces, newspaper reports and the occasional (auto)biography" -- Katherina Lindekens, Oxford University Press
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Masque and Opera in England, 1656-1688 presents a comprehensive study of the development of court masque and through-composed opera in England from the mid-1650s to the Revolution of 1688-89. In seeking to address the problem of generic categorization within a highly fragmentary corpus for which a limited amount of documentation survives, Walkling argues that our understanding of the distinctions between masque and opera must be premised upon a thorough knowledge of theatrical context and performance circumstances. Les mer
A companion volume will explore the phenomenon of "dramatick opera" and its precursors on London's public stages between the early 1660s and the first decade of the eighteenth century.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 376
- ISBN
- 9780367229504
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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"All in all, this study represents an outstanding contribution to cultural research, and should be on the shelves of every specialist music library." --Robert Manning, The Consort Early Music Journal, vol.74, Summer 2018
"Everything about this book emanates its author’s encyclopaedic knowledge of and profound commitment to his material. Walkling peruses a plethora of sources, from royal orders, briefs, letters, petitions, registers and Warrant Books to prefaces, newspaper reports and the occasional (auto)biography" -- Katherina Lindekens, Oxford University Press
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