Euryanthe and Carl Maria von Weber's dramaturgy of German opera / Michael C. Tusa
Oxford New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1991. 1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #426643
ISBN: 0193153254
Physical description; xvi, 293 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Part I: Orientations. Biographical overview ; Synopsis and structural overview ; Perspectives on Euryanthe -- Part II: The libretto. The sources for the libretto ; Weber's role in the revisions of the libretto: an assessment -- Part III: Musical issues and the compositional process. The Euryanthe composition draft ; Tonal planning ; Dramatic truth ; Form ; Three case studies in the compositional process -- Conclusion -- Appendices. I. Diary extracts pertaining to the composition of Euryanthe ; II. Weber's draft for the denouement (Web. Cl. II A g 7) ; III. The composition draft for Euryanthe. Subjects; Weber, Carl Maria von 1786-1826. Euryanthe. Weber, Carl Maria von 1786-1826. Weber, Carl Maria von. Euryanthe. Euryanthe (Weber, Carl Maria von). Dramaturgie. Operas. Composers Germany ; Biography. Opera Dramaturgy. Opera Germany History and criticism.
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