Verdi and the French aesthetic [electronic resource] : verse, stanza, and melody in nineteenth-century opera / Andreas Giger.

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Giger, Andreas, 1965-

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ebrary, Inc

Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: x, 294 p. : illISBN:

9780521878432 (hardback)

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Electronic books.

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782.10944/09034 22

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ML410.V4 G53 2008eb

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Contents:

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. J�erusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Les V�epres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas ; Don Carlos and after.

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Includes bibliographical references (p, [271]-286) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.