The New Grove Guide to Mozart and His Operas

Name: The New Grove Guide to Mozart and His Operas
Brand: Oxford University Press
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By Julian Rushton

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Each entry in this New Grove series of composers and their operas is based on articles in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, that feature information on the lives of individual composers, their works, their librettists and interpreters, and the places where they performed. These unique books compile the meticulously researched articles into organized narratives, designed to make finding information as easy as possible without sacrificing readability. Each volume is completely up-to-date, and includes a suggested listening guide and an eight-page glossy insert containing relevant illustrations. Each volume is a must-own for lovers of opera and classical music. One of the best known and most admired figures in European music was Wolfgang Amadh Mozart. His short but colorful life is of enduring interest, and his works remain central to the repertories of classical music. This book gives a concise and scholarly account of Mozart's activities as a composer of operas. It includes a concise biography, orientated towards the operas; an essay on Mozart's operatic contribution and style, and the antecedents to his operas; a separate synopsis and historical account of each opera; and three essays which bind into narrative form the dictionary entries on librettists, interpreters, and venues. There is a new introduction, a glossary of relevant terms, a list of operatic roles, and a guide to listening.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 256
Release Date:: 2007-03-15
Publication Date:: 2007-01-31
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0195313186
ISBN13:: 9780195313185
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 366 g
Height:: 14 cm
Width:: 21.6 cm
Thickness:: 1.5 cm

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