The Romantic Overture and Musical Form from Rossini to Wagner
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Classical & Opera, Opera
| Author: | Steven Vande Moortele | ISBN: | 9781316732137 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | April 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steven Vande Moortele |
| ISBN: | 9781316732137 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | April 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
