| Aesthetics of Opera in the Ancien Régime, 1647-1785 Contributor(s): Thomas, Downing A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521801885 ISBN-13: 9780521801881 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 782.109 |
| LCCN: 2002067211 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Opera |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.50 lbs) 420 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first study to recognize the wider picture of opera within early-modern French culture. Downing Thomas considers the place of music within a cultural environment--the employment of music by Louis XIV as a symbol of absolutism; the use of music as a statement against the monarchy; and the long-term development of opera as a reflection of humanism. Thomas examines key works by Lully, Rameau, and Charpentier, among others, and extends his reach from the late seventeenth century to the end of the eighteenth. |