| Description |
1 score (xxxvi, 76 pages, 4 pages of plates) : facsimiles ; 31 cm |
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notated music ntm rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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score rdafnm |
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staff notation 1007 rdafnm |
| Series |
Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era, 0484-0828 ; 229 |
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Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era ; v. 229.
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| Note |
One-act comic opera. |
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Figured bass unrealized. |
| Language |
Italian words; also printed as text with English translations (pages xviii-xxxiv). |
| Note |
Libretto by Antonio Abati. |
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Editorial, biographical and critical notes in English. |
| Summary |
"This is the first modern edition of Lo spedale, an anonymous one-act comic opera surviving solely in a manuscript in the Contarini Collection of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice. Its composer is unknown, though its libretto is by Antonio Abati (d. 1667), who designated it a "dramma burlesco." Lo spedale is notable for its rare contemporary satirization of the treatment of mentally afflicted, its fine music, and its amusing characterizations, and this combination of factors poses numerous fascinating questions concerning its purpose, its choices of musical style, and the context of its performance. The work's limited performance forces--six singers (two sopranos, one alto, two tenors, and one bass) with basso continuo--make it suitable for students and amateurs as well as professionals."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Language |
Staff notation. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Scores.
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| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Scores.
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Facsimiles.
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| Added Author |
Abati, Antonio, approximately 1600-1667 librettist.
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Matsumoto, Naomi (Musicologist), editor.
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| ISBN |
9781987208153 (online) |
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1987208153 (online) |
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9781987208146 (print) |
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1987208145 (print) |
| Standard No. |
9781987208146 |
| Music No. |
B229 A-R Editions, Inc. (score) |
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