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Monstrous Opera: Rameau and the Tragic Tradition
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Monstrous Opera: Rameau and the Tragic Tradition
Contributors:
By (Author) Charles Dill
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
782.1092
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
220
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
312g
Description
One of the foremost composers of the French Baroque operatic tradition, Rameau is often cited for his struggle to steer lyric tragedy away from its strict Lullian form, inspired by spoken tragedy, and toward a more expressive musical style. In this fresh exploration of Rameau's compositional aesthetic, Charles Dill depicts a much more complicated f
