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Gluck and the Opera: A Study in Musical History - Cambridge Library Collection - Music Ernest Newman 1st edition
Gluck and the Opera: A Study in Musical History - Cambridge Library Collection - Music
Ernest Newman
This influential 1895 account of Gluck's life and his achievements sets the composer in the context of eighteenth-century intellectual life. It tracks Gluck's efforts to move opera forward after a period of stagnation, fusing the Italian and French traditions and paving the way for Weber and Wagner.
330 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 24, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108004640 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 330 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 19 mm · 417 g |
| Language | English |
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