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Author: Frederick Bridge Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780266587279 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 112
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Excerpt from Shakespearean Music in the Plays and Early Operas Shakespeare's dramatic works have been the theme of end less books and articles by eminent scholars. The desire to secure a really correct version of the poet's lines has occupied the minds and talents of a multitude of writers, with the result that We are furnished with various editions differing very much from the older publications, but which are no doubt much more true to the original text. The important place which music holds in Shakespeare's works is well known. In nearly all his plays provision is made for music - both instrumental and vocal. Surely we ought if possible to get at the correct version of the music, and so to let this branch of Shakespeare's art be in keeping with the literary work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Frederick Bridge Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780266587279 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 112
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Excerpt from Shakespearean Music in the Plays and Early Operas Shakespeare's dramatic works have been the theme of end less books and articles by eminent scholars. The desire to secure a really correct version of the poet's lines has occupied the minds and talents of a multitude of writers, with the result that We are furnished with various editions differing very much from the older publications, but which are no doubt much more true to the original text. The important place which music holds in Shakespeare's works is well known. In nearly all his plays provision is made for music - both instrumental and vocal. Surely we ought if possible to get at the correct version of the music, and so to let this branch of Shakespeare's art be in keeping with the literary work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Julie Sanders Publisher: Polity ISBN: 0745632971 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 243
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This is a study of the rich and diverse range of musical responses to Shakespeare that have taken place from the seventeenth century onwards. Written from a literary perspective, the book explores the many genres and contexts in which Shakespeare and his work have enjoyed a musical afterlife discussing opera, ballet, and classical symphony alongside musicals and film soundtracks, as well as folk music and hip-hop traditions. Taking as its starting point ideas of creativity and improvisation stemming from early modern baroque practices and the more recent example of twentieth-century jazz adaptation, this volume explores the many ways in which Shakespeares plays and poems have been re-worked by musical composers. It also places these cultural productions in their own historical moment and context. Adaptation studies is a fast emerging field of scholarship and as a contribution to this field, Shakespeare and Music: Afterlives and Borrowings: develops theories and practices from adaptation studies to think about musical responses to Shakespeare across the centuries brings together in an exciting intellectual encounter ideas and methodologies deriving from literary criticism, theatre history, film studies, and musicology explores music in its widest context, looking at classical symphonies including the work of Berlioz and Elgar and operas by Verdi and Britten as well as Broadway musicals, film scores by Shostakovich, Walton, and contemporary performers, and the jazz adaptations of Duke Ellington and others. This is a timely study that will appeal to a wide readership from lovers of Shakespeare and classical music through to students of film and historians of the theatre.
Author: Charles Gounod Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780484635882 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 40
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Excerpt from Gounod's Opera of Romeo and Juliet: Containing the Italian d104, With an English Translation, and the Music of All the Principal Airs Shakespeare's drama is very closely followed. Both in structure and dialogue, in the present lyrical version of Romeo and Juliet. The book is in Five Acts. In the first, the house of Cspulet is discovered en file Amongst the crowd of maskers comes Romeo Mercutio, Benvolio and their friends on a youthful frolic. Juliet and Romeo meet - and mutually love at first Sight, mlgre the fair Capulet's betrothal to Paris. Tybalt, a bot, blooded kinsman, pierces through Romeo's disguise, and wishes to bring him to task then and there, but Cap ulet himself, in the true Spiritof hospitality, restrains him, and the act terminates as it beflins, with dance and song. Act second is devoted to the Balcony scene - almost literally transcribed from Shakespeare, with an episodical interruption by some retainers of the house, who fancy that something is amiss, but fail to discover what. Act third is divided into two scenes, - the first is the Friar's cell, and the business of this division of the act is the clandestine marriane of the two lovers. In the second scene, Romeo's page, Stephano - eu invention of the Iibrettist's - is dircovered searching by Capulet's door in Verona for his missing master. A boyish bit of arrogance on his part provokes the servants of the house into drawtnn on him, and speedily the combat becomes general, through the entrance of Mercutio, Paris, Benvolio, Tybalt, Romeo, and their several adherents. One grievance leads quickly to another, and Mercutio is slain by Tybalt, who, in his turn is killed by Romeo. Then Capulet arrives on the scene, closely followed by the Duke and his suite. After ashort investigation, the latter adjudges banishment to Romeo, who vows he will see Juliet once more, at all hazard, and so the act closes. In Act fourth there are also two scenes - the first is Juliet's room at night, when occurs the second grand duet for the lovers, also faithfully taken from Shakespeare. After Romeo departs at dawn, Capulet comes with Friar Lawrence to tell his daughter of her intended marria e with Paris, and that the ceremony will straightway be performed. Ile then retires to receive his guests, on in her despair. Iuliet asks the Friar's help, This he gives her in the shape of a potion, describing its elfects. The next scene IS the wedding party in Capulet's great hall. The epithalarnium is interrupted by the illne. Of Juliet, who finally falls insensible. She is dead, all cry as the act drop descends. Act fifth takes place in the tomb of all the Capulets. Here, as in the Shakespearean version, Romeo arrives, believes his mistress dead, and takes poison. Juliet only re wives to find her lover beyond mortal aid, and stabbing herself with a dagger, she dies in his arms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: K G Saur Publishing Publisher: Walter de Gruyter ISBN: 9783598238987 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 1186
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The established reference work Guide to Reprints has been radically reworked for this edition. Bibliographical data was substantially increased where information was obtainable. In addition, the user-friendliness of Guide to Reprints was raised to the high level of other K.G. Saur directories through author-title cross-references, a subject volume, a person index and a publisher index. In this edition, the directory lists more than 60,000 titles from more than 350 publishers.
Author: Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli Publisher: Palala Press ISBN: 9781378497661 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 52
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Margaret Ross Griffel Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 0810883252 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 1015
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Although many opera dictionaries and encyclopedias are available, very few are devoted exclusively to operas in a single language. In this revised and expanded edition of Operas in English: A Dictionary, Margaret Ross Griffel brings up to date her original work on operas written specifically to an English text (including works both originally prepared in English, as well as English translations). Since its original publication in 1999, Griffel has added nearly 800 entries to the 4,300 from the original volume, covering the world of opera in the English language from 1634 through 2011. Listed alphabetically by letter, each opera entry includes alternative titles, if any; a full, descriptive title; the number of acts; the composer’s name; the librettist’s name, the original language of the libretto, and the original source of the text, with the source title; the date, place, and cast of the first performance; the date of composition, if it occurred substantially earlier than the premiere date; similar information for the first U.S. (including colonial) and British (i.e., in England, Scotland, or Wales) performances, where applicable; a brief plot summary; the main characters (names and vocal ranges, where known); some of the especially noteworthy numbers cited by name; comments on special musical problems, techniques, or other significant aspects; and other settings of the text, including non-English ones, and/or other operas involving the same story or characters (cross references are indicated by asterisks). Entries also include such information as first and critical editions of the score and libretto; a bibliography, ranging from scholarly studies to more informal journal articles and reviews; a discography; and information on video recordings. Griffel also includes four appendixes, a selective bibliography, and two indexes. The first appendix lists composers, their places and years of birth and death, and their operas included in the text as entries; the second does the same for librettists; the third records authors whose works inspired or were adapted for the librettos; and the fourth comprises a chronological listing of the A–Z entries, including as well as the date of first performance, the city of the premiere, the short title of the opera, and the composer. Griffel also include a main character index and an index of singers, conductors, producers, and other key figures.
Author: Daniel Albright Publisher: University Rochester Press ISBN: 9781580462556 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 348
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In this book, Albright, one of today's most intrepid explorers of the border territory between literature and music, offers insights into how composers of genius can help us to understand Shakespeare.
Author: Christa Jansohn Publisher: University of Delaware Press ISBN: 9780874139112 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 324
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"This collection of fifteen essays offers a sample of German Shakespeare studies at the turn of the century. The articles are written by scholars in the old "Bundeslander" and deal with topics such as culture, memory and natural sciences in Shakespeare's work, Shakespearean spin-offs, and the reception of Venice and Shylock in Germany. Series: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries."--Publisher's website.
Author: Wilfrid Mellers Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press ISBN: 9780838637982 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 348
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Wilfrid Mellers ranks among the most eminent of contemporary British writers and lecturers on music. The range of his interest is exceptionally wide, encompassing music from the renaissance to the present day, from Monteverdi to Minimalism, not excluding jazz and many different forms of popular music, as well as music from non-western cultures. That breadth of vision is nowhere more apparent than in his occasional writings. In these necessarily concentrated and closely focused pieces we find the essence of his thinking about music, its nature and its meaning. Written in the first instance for the general reader, they also offer insights that should be of importance to music students in schools, colleges, and universities.
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