Research Catalog

Title

Verdi and the art of Italian opera : conventions and creativity / Steven Huebner.

Author

Huebner, Steven

Publication

Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2023.

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Description

x, 320 pages : music; 24 cm.

Summary

"Verdi's art emerged from a rich array of dramatic and musical practices operative in the Italy of his day. Drawing the reader into his creative world, this study (translated from the French original by the author himself) begins where Verdi began when it came time to set notes to paper: the libretto. Designed for the non-Italophone reader, Steven Huebner's Verdi and the Art of Italian Opera explains key principles of Italian poetry that shaped his music. From there, Huebner outlines the various musical textures available to the composer, including an exploration of the characteristics of recitative and aria. Working outward, subsequent chapters explore the syntax of Verdi's melodic writing and the larger-level forms that he used. A concluding chapter considers ways of conceiving musical unity in his operas. Huebner's long-needed study provides significant insights into Verdi's musico-dramatic strategies, pulling together-and making more easily accessible-principles and insights that are spread widely across the scholarly literature. Verdi remains by far the most performed opera composer on world stages today: singers, vocal coaches, stage directors, and opera lovers more generally will welcome this compact perspective on his art"--

Series Statement

Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989

Uniform Title

• Opéras de Verdi. English
• Eastman studies in music.

Alternative Title

Opéras de Verdi.

Subject

• Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
• Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 > Criticism and interpretation
• Operas (Verdi, Giuseppe)
• 1800-1899
• Opera > Italy > 19th century
• Opera
• Criticism and interpretation
• Italy

Note

• English translation of author's Les opéras de Verdi : éléments d'un langage musico-dramatique. Montréal : Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2017.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-316) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Versification and prosody -- Textures -- Melody -- Form -- By way of conclusion : unity and analytical paradigms.

Call Number

JME 24-115

ISBN

• 9781648250408
• 1648250408
• 9781800108929 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2023026937

OCLC

1427569269

Author

Huebner, Steven, author.

Title

Verdi and the art of Italian opera : conventions and creativity / Steven Huebner.

Publisher

Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2023.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989

Eastman studies in music.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-316) and index.

Chronological Term

1800-1899

Other Form:

Online version: Huebner, Steven. Verdi and the art of Italian opera Rochester : The University of Rochester Press, 2023 9781800108929

Research Call Number

JME 24-115