Puccini's Soundscapes Realism and Modernity in Italian Opera |
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| Author:
| Schwartz, Arman |
| ISBN: | 978-88-222-6447-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | Paul Holberton Publishing
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| Imprint: | Ad Ilissum |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Puccini's operas rely to an unprecedented degree on unmediated sounds of the everyday world (birdcalls, musical boxes and so on). By exploring the originsand limits of the composer's realist acoustics Puccini's Soundscapes aims to rethink the shape of Puccini's career and reinterpret many of his major works.
Puccini's operas rely to an unprecedented degree on unmediated sounds of the everyday world (birdcalls, musical boxes and so on). By exploring the originsand limits of the composer's realist acoustics Puccini's Soundscapes aims to rethink the shape of Puccini's career and reinterpret many of his major works.