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One of the foremost composers of the French Baroque operatic tradition, Rameau is often cited for his struggle to steer lyric tragedy away from its strict Lullian form, inspired by spoken tragedy, and toward a more expressive musical style. In this fresh exploration of Rameau's compositional aesthetic, Charles Dill depicts a much more complicated f



Table of Contents
Preface ix Abbreviations xvii Chapter 1. Monstrous Opera 3 Chapter 2. Different Tragedies 31 Chapter 3. Rameau's Twins 57 Chapter 4. Rameau Mise-en-Scene 106 Chapter 5. In the Mirror 135 Notes 153 Sources Cited 183 Index 195

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691604145, 978-0691604145
      ISBN10: 0691604142
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      Book Synopsis

      One of the foremost composers of the French Baroque operatic tradition, Rameau is often cited for his struggle to steer lyric tragedy away from its strict Lullian form, inspired by spoken tragedy, and toward a more expressive musical style. In this fresh exploration of Rameau's compositional aesthetic, Charles Dill depicts a much more complicated f



      Table of Contents
      Preface ix Abbreviations xvii Chapter 1. Monstrous Opera 3 Chapter 2. Different Tragedies 31 Chapter 3. Rameau's Twins 57 Chapter 4. Rameau Mise-en-Scene 106 Chapter 5. In the Mirror 135 Notes 153 Sources Cited 183 Index 195

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