ENGLISH

The Romantic Overture and Musical Form from Rossini to Wagner

By Steven Vande Moortele

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
1107163196, 9781107163195
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12398911 bytes)
Pages
302\306
Time added
2017-10-09 01:27:46
Instruments;Brass;Guitar;Percussion;Piano;Strings;

Description

In this book Steven Vande Moortele offers a comprehensive account of operatic and concert overtures in continental Europe between 1815 and 1850. Discussing a broad range of works by German, French, and Italian composers, it is at once an investigation of the Romantic overture within the context of mid-nineteenth century musical culture and an analytical study that focuses on aspects of large-scale formal organization in the overture genre. While the book draws extensively upon the recent achievements of the 'new Formenlehre', it does not use the overture merely as a vehicle for a theory of romantic form, but rather takes an analytical approach that engages with individual works in their generic context.

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