Music, pantomime and freedom in enlightenment France /

"This book explains the relationships between music, pantomime and freedom in pre-Revolutionary France. It argues that composers and performers recognized their agency when they attempted, from the 1730s through the end of the Old Regime, to revive a lost art called 'pantomime' for th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Law, Hedy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2020.
Temas:
1700-1799
Music > Political aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Pantomime > Political aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Freedom of expression > France.
Enlightenment > France > History > 18th century.
Musique > Aspect politique > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Pantomime > Aspect politique > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Liberté d'expression > France.
Siècle des Lumières > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
French Revolution.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
Freedom of expression.
Enlightenment.
Music > Political aspects.
France.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of musical examples
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of abbreviations
  • Notes on text
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Bacchic freedom
  • Chapter 2. Freedom from an evil spell
  • Chapter 3. Things that move
  • Chapter 4. Things that walk
  • Chapter 5. When humans dance like atoms
  • Epilogue
  • Select bibliography
  • Index.

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