Operatic Pasticcios in Eighteenth–Century Europe – Contexts, Materials, and Aesthetics

Author:   Berthold Over ,  Gesa Zur Nieden
Publisher:   Transcript Verlag
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9783837648850


Pages:   650
Publication Date:   10 December 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Operatic Pasticcios in Eighteenth–Century Europe – Contexts, Materials, and Aesthetics


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In Early Modern times, techniques of assembling, compiling and arranging pre-existing material were part of the established working methods in many arts. In the world of 18th-century opera, such practices ensured that operas could become a commercial success because the substitution or compilation of arias fitting the singer's abilities proved the best recipe for fulfilling the expectations of audiences. Known as ?pasticcios? since the 18th-century, these operas have long been considered inferior patchwork. The volume collects essays that reconsider the pasticcio, contextualize it, define its preconditions, look at its material aspects and uncover its aesthetical principles.

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Author:   Berthold Over ,  Gesa Zur Nieden
Publisher:   Transcript Verlag
Imprint:   Transcript Verlag
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9783837648850


ISBN 10:   3837648850
Pages:   650
Publication Date:   10 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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»In seiner Gesamtschau präsentiert sich der Band als sehr heterogen, wobei die Qualität und Quantität der Beiträge zum Thema ihn zur unentbehrlichen Lektüre für alle machen, die sich mit der Oper des 18. Jahrhunderts befassen. Dies liegt zum einen an der Vielfalt der behandelten Fallstudien, zum anderen an den methodischen und definitorischen Fragen, die er aufwirft.« -- Livio Marcaletti * Die Musikforschung, 4 (2024) *


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Gesa zur Nieden (Prof. Dr.), geb. 1978, lehrt Musikwissenschaft an der Universität Greifswald. Ihre Forschungs- und Publikationsschwerpunkte liegen auf der frühneuzeitlichen Musikermobilität, auf Räumen und Bauten für Musik, auf intermedialen Dimensionen der Musik und der Wagner-Rezeption nach 1945.

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