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OverviewThough studying opera often requires attention to aesthetics, libretti, staging, singers, compositional history, and performance history, the music itself is central. This book examines operatic music by five Italian composersDLRossini, Bellini, Mercadante, Donizetti, and VerdiDLand one non-Italian, Meyerbeer, during the period from Rossini's first international successes to Italian unification. Detailed analyses of form, rhythm, melody, and harmony reveal concepts of musical structure different from those usually discussed by music theorists, calling into question the notion of a common practice. Taking an eclectic analytical approach, author William Rothstein uses ideas originating in several centuries, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first, to argue that operatic music can be heard not only as passionate vocality but also in terms of musical forms, pitch structures, and rhythmic patternsDLthat is, as carefully crafted music worth theoretical attention. Although no single theory accounts for everything, Rothstein's analysis shows how certain recurring principles define a distinctively Italian practice, one that left its mark on the German repertoire more familiar to music theorists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Rothstein (Professor of Music Theory, Professor of Music Theory, Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.70cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 16.30cm Weight: 1.007kg ISBN: 9780197609682ISBN 10: 0197609686 Pages: 600 Publication Date: 22 December 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsTo say that this book is highly anticipated is an understatement. Rothstein, a brilliant music theorist, engages with a vast array of past and present scholars, providing historical research and context for his operatic investigations. There is a lot of variety in this scholarly buffet--something for everyone's taste. -- Deborah Burton, Associate Professor, Boston University To say that this book is highly anticipated is an understatement. Rothstein, a brilliant music theorist, engages with a vast array of past and present scholars, providing historical research and context for his operatic investigations. There is a lot of variety in this scholarly buffet—something for everyone's taste. * Deborah Burton, Associate Professor, Boston University * REVIEW: Steven D. Mathews, Notes: the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association., May 2024. Quote loaded: 29/05/2024. Author InformationWilliam Rothstein is Professor of Music Theory at Queens College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He previously taught at Amherst College, Oberlin College, and the University of Michigan. He is author of Phrase Rhythm in Tonal Music and co-author (with Charles Burkhart) of Anthology for Musical Analysis. He has written and lectured extensively on music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with special emphasis on musical rhythm, Schenkerian theory and analysis, and nineteenth-century Italian opera. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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