James Barrington
James Barrington - The Musical World Of Marie - Antoinette Opera And Ballet In 18th Century Paris And Versailles - Paperback
James Barrington - The Musical World Of Marie - Antoinette Opera And Ballet In 18th Century Paris And Versailles - Paperback
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Description: For decades eighteenth - century Paris had been declining into a baroque backwater. Spectacles at the opera once considered fit for a king had become "hell for the ears " wrote playwright Carlos Goldoni. Then in 1774, with the crowning of Louis XVI and Marie - Antoinette Paris became one of the world's most vibrant musical centers. Austrian composer Christophe - Willibald Gluck protege of the queen introduced a new kind of tragic opera - - dramatic human and closer to nature. The expressive pantomime known as ballet d'action forerunner of the modern ballet replaced stately court dancing. Along the boulevards people whistled lighter tunes from the Italian opera where the queen's favorite composer Andre Modeste Gretry ruled supreme. This book recounts Gluck's remaking of the grand operatic tragedy - - long symbolic of absolute monarchy - - and the vehement quarrels between those who embraced reform and those who preferred familiar baroque tunes or the sweeter melodies of Italy. The turmoil was an important element in the ferment that led to the French Revolution and the beheading of the queen.
Title: The Musical World Of Marie - Antoinette Opera And Ballet In 18th Century Paris And Versailles
Author(s): James Barrington
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476684369
Pages: 266 Pages, 23 Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Publication Date: 7/14/2021
Category: European History
Description: For decades eighteenth - century Paris had been declining into a baroque backwater. Spectacles at the opera once considered fit for a king had become "hell for the ears " wrote playwright Carlos Goldoni. Then in 1774, with the crowning of Louis XVI and Marie - Antoinette Paris became one of the world's most vibrant musical centers. Austrian composer Christophe - Willibald Gluck protege of the queen introduced a new kind of tragic opera - - dramatic human and closer to nature. The expressive pantomime known as ballet d'action forerunner of the modern ballet replaced stately court dancing. Along the boulevards people whistled lighter tunes from the Italian opera where the queen's favorite composer Andre Modeste Gretry ruled supreme. This book recounts Gluck's remaking of the grand operatic tragedy - - long symbolic of absolute monarchy - - and the vehement quarrels between those who embraced reform and those who preferred familiar baroque tunes or the sweeter melodies of Italy. The turmoil was an important element in the ferment that led to the French Revolution and the beheading of the queen.
Title: The Musical World Of Marie - Antoinette Opera And Ballet In 18th Century Paris And Versailles
Author(s): James Barrington
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476684369
Pages: 266 Pages, 23 Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Publication Date: 7/14/2021
Category: European History
