The opera from its beginnings until the early 19th century
By: by A.A. Abert. [English translation by Robert Kolben]
Series: Anthology of music; a collection of complete musical examples illustrating the history of music -- no. 5; Musikwerk (Anthology of music) -- no. 5.
Publisher: A. Volk Verlag; sole distributors for the U.S.A.: Leeds Music Corp.
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Cologne; New York
Language: ger
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Operas; Vocal scores with piano; Excerpts
Notes: Contains excerpts in piano-vocal score from operas by G. Caccini, C. Monteverdi, J A. Hasse, J.B. Lully, G.K. Schürmann, C.W. Gluck, K. Ditters von Dittersdorf, W.A. Mozart, G. Spontini, and L. Spohr.

Italian, French, or German words; German translations for the Italian or French.

"Historical introduction": p. 5-13. Notes: p. 14-15. Sources: p. [88].