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French Opera 1730-1830: Meaning and Media (Hardcover, New Ed)
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French Opera 1730-1830: Meaning and Media (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
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The majority of these collected essays date from 1992 onwards,
three of them having been specially expanded for this volume.
Drawing on recent archival research and new musicological theory,
they investigate distinctive qualities in French opera from early
opera comique to early grand opera. 'Media' is interpreted in terms
of both narrative systems and practical theatre resources. One
group of essays identifies narrative systems in 'minuet-scenes', in
the diegetic romance, and in special uses of musical motives.
Another group concerns the theory and A|sthetics of opera, in which
uses of metaphor help us interpret audience reception. A third
group focuses on orchestral and staging practices, brought together
in a new theory of the 'melodrama model' linking various genres
from the 1780s with the world of the 1820s. French opera's relation
with literature and politics is a continuing theme, explored in
writings on prison scenes, Ossian, and public-private dramaturgy in
grand opera. David Charlton has written widely on French music and
opera topics for over 25 years. The selection of his articles
presented here focuses on the period 1730-1830 when Paris was a
hotbed of influential ideas in music and music theatre, with many
of these ideas taken up by foreign composers. This volume assesses
the French contribution to the development of Classical and
Romantic styles and genres which has hitherto not received the
attention it deserves.
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