Binding: Paperback
Description: Each entry in the New Grove Guides series of composers and their operas is based on articles in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera that feature information on the lives of individual composers their works their librettists and interpreters and the places where they performed. These unique books compile the meticulously researched articles into organized narratives designed to make finding information as easy as possible without sacrificing readability. Each volume is completely up - to - date and includes a suggested listening guide and an eight - page glossy insert containing relevant illustrations. Each volume is a must - own for lovers of opera and classical music. One of the best known and most admired figures in European music was Wolfgang Amad Mozart. His short but colorful life is of enduring interest and his works remain central to the repertories of classical music. This book gives a concise and scholarly account of Mozart's activities as a composer of operas. It includes a concise biography orientated towards the operas; an essay on Mozart's operatic contribution and style and the antecedents to his operas; a separate synopsis and historical account of each opera; and three essays which bind into narrative form the dictionary entries on librettists interpreters and venues. There is a new introduction a glossary of relevant terms a list of operatic roles and a guide to listening.
Title: The New Grove Guide To Mozart And His Operas
Author(s): Rushton Julian (West Riding Professor Of Music West Riding Professor Of Music University Of Leeds (Emeritus))
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780195313185
Pages: 256 Pages, 8pp B/W Insert
Publication Date: 2/26/2007
Series: New Grove Operas
Category: Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups