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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Giger, Andreas, 1965-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	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. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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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
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.