Verdi and the French aesthetic
Subtitle: verse, stanza, and melody in 19th-century opera
By: Andreas Giger.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780521878432
Subjects: Verdi, Giuseppe, -- 1813-1901 -- Criticism and interpretation; Opera -- Italy -- 19th century; Opera -- France -- 19th century; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Versification and melodic aesthetics ; Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos ; French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice ca. 1830-70 ; Episode: Design, middleground rhythm, and phrase; title: Part II. French melody in Verdi's operas ; Jérusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Les Vêpres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Don Carlos and after; title: Appendix: Significant theoretic and aesthetic texts.