A long-needed and up-to-date overview of the syntax and principles that make Verdi's operas so effective and so beloved today. Verdi's art emerged from a rich array of dramatic and musical practices operative in the Italy of his day. Drawing the reader into his creative world, this study (translated from the French original by the author himself) begins where Verdi began when it came time to set notes to paper: the libretto. Designed for the non-Italophone reader, Steven Huebner's Verdi and the Art of Italian Opera explains key principles of Italian poetry that shaped his music. From there, Huebner outlines the various musical textures available to the composer, including an exploration of the characteristics of recitative and aria. Working outward, subsequent chapters explore the syntax of Verdi's melodic writing and the larger-level forms that he used. A concluding chapter considers ways of conceiving musical unity in his operas.
| ISBN: | 9781648250408 |
| Publication date: | 5th December 2023 |
| Author: | Steven Huebner |
| Publisher: | University of Rochester Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 332 pages |
| Series: | Eastman Studies in Music |
| Genres: |
Composers and songwriters Musicians, singers, bands and groups |
A long-needed and up-to-date overview of the syntax and principles that make Verdi's operas so effective and so beloved today. Verdi's art emerged from a rich array of dramatic and musical practices operative in the Italy of his day. Drawing the reader into his creative world, this study (translated from the French original by the author himself) begins where Verdi began when it came time to set notes to paper: the libretto. Designed for the non-Italophone reader, Steven Huebner's Verdi and the Art of Italian Opera explains key principles of Italian poetry that shaped his music. From there, Huebner outlines the various musical textures available to the composer, including an exploration of the characteristics of recitative and aria. Working outward, subsequent chapters explore the syntax of Verdi's melodic writing and the larger-level forms that he used. A concluding chapter considers ways of conceiving musical unity in his operas.
Verdi and the Art of Italian Opera features in the following genres: Composers and songwriters, Musicians, singers, bands and groups
Verdi and the Art of Italian Opera is available in Hardback
Verdi and the Art of Italian Opera was written by Steven Huebner and published by University of Rochester Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Verdi and the Art of Italian Opera has 332 pages
Yes it is part of Eastman Studies in Music series