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Electronic Book

Author

Giger, Andreas, 1965-

Title Verdi and the French aesthetic [electronic resource] : verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera / Andreas Giger.

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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	x, 294 p. : ill.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p, [271]-286) and index.
Contents	Versification and melodic aesthetics. Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos ; French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice ca. 1830-1870 ; Episode: Design, middleground rhythm, and phrase -- French melody in Verdi's operas. Jerusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Les Vepres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Don Carlos and after.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 -- Criticism and interpretation.
	Opera -- Italy -- 19th century.
	Opera -- France -- 19th century.
	Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780521878432 (hardback)