Verdi and the French Aesthetic
Verse, Stanza, and Melody in Nineteenth-Century Opera
- Author: Giger, Andreas
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Contents
- Part I . Versification and Melodic Aesthetics:
- 1. Rhythm and stanza in French and Italian librettos;
- 2. French and Italian melodic aesthetics and practice c. 1830-70; Episode: design, middleground rhythm, and phrase;
- Part II . French Melody in Verdi's Operas:
- 3. Jerusalem and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas;
- 4. Les Vepres siciliennes and its influence on the subsequent Italian operas;
- 5. Don Carlos and after;
- Appendix Significant theoretic and aesthetic texts.