Verdi and the French aesthetic : verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Giger, Andreas, 1965-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Subjects:	Verdi, Giuseppe, > 1813-1901 > Criticism and interpretation. Opera > Italy > 19th century. Opera > France > 19th century. Music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Online Access:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Part I. 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
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
Appendix: Principal theoretical texts cited (arranged in chronological order by date of publication).