| Puccini Companion Revised Edition Contributor(s): Weaver, William (Editor), Puccini, Simonetta (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393320529 ISBN-13: 9780393320527 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1962 Annotation: This fascinating collection includes Simonetta Puccini's essay full of intimate details about her family, as well as writings by experts on the racist politics behind the creation of Madama Butterfly; Puccini's fascination with American culture as exemplified in Fanciulla del West; his grappling with twentieth-century musical practices in Trittico and Turandot; and the changes that early recording technology sparked in turn-of-the-century operatic performance style. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 93027718 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.11" W x 9.24" (1.37 lbs) 452 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What forces helped shape the output of this high-living, often arrogant, but immensely talented composer? This fascinating collection includes Simonetta Puccini's essay full of intimate details about her family, as well as writings by experts on the racist politics behind the creation of Madama Butterfly; Puccini's fascination with American culture as exemplified in Fanciulla del West; his grappling with twentieth-century musical practices in Trittico and Turandot; and the changes that early recording technology sparked in turn-of-the-century operatic performance style. |