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Book SynopsisThis book offers a detailed examination of the literary influences behind the experimental music of five twentieth-century Italian composers: Luigi Dallapiccola, Bruno Maderna, Luciano Berio, Giacomo Manzoni and Armando Gentilucci.
Trade ReviewThe term "libretto" names the text - usually poetic - set to music by the composer of an opera. Published separately from the vocal or full scores, this "little book" will also give stage directions and a list of characters. Of the five works studied by Vivienne Suvini-Hand, only Luigi Dallapiccola's Ulisse (Berlin, 1968) has a libretto... But Italian composers of the 1960s had not ceased to write operas, even if the younger generation preferred to call their music-theatrical assaults on bourgeois proprieties "azioni sceniche". -- Modern Language Review Modern Language Review Chapter 7 displays the dominating element of the five compositions: the reassertion of spiritual values over the material values of 1960s Italy. This distinctive tone makes these compositions uniquely commendable for further investigations into their influence on Italy's artistic canon. -- Forum for Modern Language Studies Forum for Modern Language Studies
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Twentieth-Century Italian Music in the Context of European and American Experimentalism from Verismo to the Seventies 2. Luigi Dallapiccola's Ulisse (1960–68) 3. Luciano Berio's Laborintus II (1965) 4. Armando Gentilucci's Strofe di Ungaretti (1967) 5. Giacomo Manzoni's Parole da Beckett (1970) 6. Bruno Maderna's Ausstrahlung (1971) 7. Conclusion
