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Music and musicians on the London stage, 1695-1705 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lowerre, Kathryn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2009]
Series:Performance in the long eighteenth century.
Subjects:
Musical theater > England > London > History > 17th century.
Musical theater > England > London > History > 18th century.
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : rival crews : music and musicians in the London theaters
  • The place and function of music in dramatic productions
  • Musical approaches in comedy
  • Musical tragedy and dramatick operas
  • Music and musicians in theatrical competition
  • Initiation, 1695-1697
  • Competition, 1697-1700
  • Power shift, 1700-1703
  • Realignment, 1703-1705.