The Musical Language of Italian Opera, 1813-1859

by William Rothstein

Though studying opera often requires attention to aesthetics, libretti, staging, singers, compositional history, and performance history, the music itself is central. This book examines operatic music by five Italian composers--Rossini, Bellini, Mercadante, Donizetti, and Verdi--and one non-Italian, Meyerbeer, during the period from Rossini's first international successes to Italian unification. Detailed analyses of form, rhythm, melody, and harmony...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197609686
• ISBN13: 9780197609682
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"