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Period acting and dance of the 18th century Schauspielkunst und Tanz des 18. Jahrhunderts

Title
Period acting and dance of the 18th century [videorecording] = Schauspielkunst und Tanz des 18. Jahrhunderts / For Video Wien ; gesture, singing, declamation, and dance demonstrated by Margit Legler.
Publication
Vienna, Austria : Margit Legler and Reinhold Kubik, c1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Legler, Margit.
  • Caddy, Ian.
  • Kubik, Reinhold.
  • Mucha, Johanna.
  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
  • Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771.
  • Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687.
  • Pécourt, Guillaume Louis, 1653-1729
  • Caldara, Antonio, 1670-1736.
  • Dallinger, Martin.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. PAL; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Demonstration of 18th-century performance styles of gesture, singing, declamation, and dancing from selected examples of opera-seria, poetry, stage dance, and private music-making. The examples were developed by dancer-singer Margit Legler in collaboration with Ian Caddy, a singer and director, and Reinhold Kubik, a conductor and musicologist.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Margit Legler.
Alternative Title
  • Demonstration barocker Darstellungsformen.
  • Bühnenkunst des Barock.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Music.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title on original container: Demonstration barocker Darstellungsformen.
  • Title on wrapper: Die Bühnenkunst des Barock: eine Demonstration barocker Darstellungsformen.
  • For accompanying booklets in English and German versions, see *MGZR Legler, Margit [Clippings].
Credits (note)
  • Camera and editing, Martin Dallinger ; costumes, Johanna Mucha.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in the baroque theater of the Benedictine Abbey, Lambach, Upper Austria, on July 13, 1996.
Language (note)
  • In German; program title in English and German.
Contents
  • Recitative of Teseo from the opera Arianna in Creta (1733) / music, Georg Friedrich Händel ; gestures, Ian Caddy.
  • Church yard elegy [Elegy written in a country churchyard] (1751) / text, Thomas Gray ; gestures, Gilbert Austin, 1806.
  • Passacaille from the opera Armide (1686) / choreography, Guillaume-Louis Pécour, published by Gaudrau, ca. 1715 ; music, Jean Baptiste Lully.
  • La partenza: cantata for soprano and continuo (first quarter of 18th century) / music, Antonio Caldara ; gestures, Margit Lengler, 1994.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2463
OCLC
NYPY97-F137
Title
Period acting and dance of the 18th century [videorecording] = Schauspielkunst und Tanz des 18. Jahrhunderts / For Video Wien ; gesture, singing, declamation, and dance demonstrated by Margit Legler.
Imprint
Vienna, Austria : Margit Legler and Reinhold Kubik, c1996.
Country of Producing Entity
Austria.
Credits
Camera and editing, Martin Dallinger ; costumes, Johanna Mucha.
Event
Recorded in the baroque theater of the Benedictine Abbey, Lambach, Upper Austria, on July 13, 1996.
Language
In German; program title in English and German.
Local Subject
Baroque dancing.
Opera ballet. Armide.
Added Author
Legler, Margit. Producer. Performer
Caddy, Ian. Director. Performer
Kubik, Reinhold. Producer. Consultant
Mucha, Johanna. Costume designer
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Composer
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771. Author
Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687. Composer
Pécourt, Guillaume Louis, 1653-1729, choreographer.
Caldara, Antonio, 1670-1736. Composer
Dallinger, Martin.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2463
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