Xerxes in Full Score |
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Author:
| Handel, George Frideric |
Series title: | Dover Music Scores Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-486-44965-4 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
Publisher: | Dover Publications, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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One of Handel's rare ventures into comedy, Xerxes parodies the conventions of opera seria. Love triangles, swaggering heroism, and all manner of operatic pretensions receive a playful tweaking.
One of Handel's rare ventures into comedy, Xerxes parodies the conventions of opera seria. Love triangles, swaggering heroism, and all manner of operatic pretensions receive a playful tweaking.