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Meyerbeer's Le Prophete : a parable of politics, faith and transcendence /
For a period of close to half a century, French grand opéra, as exemplified by the works of Giacomo Meyerbeer and his school, was the preferred form of music for the theatre in most of the civilized world. During the July Monarchy, French grand operas, with their plots drawn from historical events,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Vacillating IdealistThe Religious Chorale; Coronation and Cottage; The Hymn and the March; The Pastorale; Harmonic Language; Orchestral Colour; Formal Continuity; The Cathedral Scene; The Prison Scene; Chapter Eight; Musical Application; Fidès; Leitmotif; Vocal Lyricism; Mannerist Elements; The Scenic Tableaux; The Overture; The Coronation March; The Ballet Music (The Pastoral as Implicit Reproof); Chapter Nine; 1) The rehearsals of Le Prophète from Meyerbeer's Diary; 2) The Original Score
- 3) The Evolution of Fidès's Act-5 Grand Aria From Meyerbeer's Le Prophète, "Ô Prêtres de Baal" (Alan Armstrong, 2007)Chapter Ten; The Première; Reception History; The Twentieth Century; Early recordings of Le Prophète from the Golden Age; Musical Arrangements of Le Prophète; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Some Famous Interpreters of Le Prophète at Covent Garden; Chapter Fifteen; Prophetic Strain (Andrew Porter, The New Yorker, 7 February 1977); Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; The prophetic ministry; The Religious Subtext and Submerged Biblical Models
- The mother of the prophet (Mary, Daughter of Zion, Seat of Wisdom, Mother of the Messiah, patroness and ark of salvation)The Beloved of the Prophet; Light and Darkness; Sacramental models; Liberation; Love and Power; Iconography; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; 1) John W. Klein, Meyerbeer's Strangest Opera (1971); 2) Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Meyerbeer: the Man and his Music (1977, 2007); Notes; Bibliography; Scores; Arrangements; Literature; Index; General Index; Index of Arrangers; Index of Cities & Theatres; Index of Singers
- Index of ConductorsIndex of Designers; Index of Producers; Index of Scholars and Critics