Music and Theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi
Download or Read eBook Music and Theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi PDF written by Nino Pirrotta and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1982-02-04 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Nino Pirrotta |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 1982-02-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521232597 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521232593 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Music and Theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi by : Nino Pirrotta
Book excerpt: This book describes the many ways in which music was used in Italian theatrical performances between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries. In particular, it concentrates on Polizano's Orfeo, Machiavelli's commedies, the Florentine intermedi and early operas, and the first operas in Venice.
