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Opera in Seventeenth-Century Venice: The Creation of a Genre Ellen Rosand
Opera in Seventeenth-Century Venice: The Creation of a Genre
Ellen Rosand
Shows how opera took root in the social and economic environment of seventeenth-century Venice and there developed the stylistic and aesthetic characteristics we recognize as opera. This book examines critically the literary and musical documentation left by the Venetian makers of opera. It explains the mechanics of the proliferation of opera.
710 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 9, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520254268 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 710 |
| Dimensions | 253 × 174 × 43 mm · 1.35 kg |
| Language | English |