{"product_id":"memoirs-of-the-life-and-writings-of-the-abate-metastasio-in-which-are-incorporated-translations-of-his-principal-letters-paperback-9781108014526","title":"Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio; In which are Incorporated, Translations of his Principal Letters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108014526","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMemoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIn which are Incorporated, Translations of his Principal Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume 1 of this 1796 biography covers the poet and librettist's life from his early childhood to 1751.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Burney (Author), Pietro Metastasio (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108014526, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e460 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis three-volume biography, first published in 1796, recounts the colourful life of the popular Italian poet and librettist Pietro Trapassi (1698–1782), better known by his pseudonym Metastasio. Charles Burney (1726–1814), a British composer and the author of a celebrated four-volume History of Music published between 1776 and 1789, interweaves his own accounts of the poet's life with Metastasio's original letters translated into English. Metastasio's posthumously published correspondence with his friends and patrons provides the essential thread to understanding his complex life and affairs. The son of a shopkeeper, Metastasio was adopted as a young boy by the director of the Arcadian Academy, Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, who was charmed by the child's extraordinary talent for improvising poetry. Volume 1 covers Metastasio's life from his early childhood until 1751, including his musical debut in Rome after his tutor's death, and the beginning of his career in Vienna.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSection I. Birth - Naples - Rome\u003cbr\u003e Section II. Arrival at Vienna\u003cbr\u003e Section III. Extracts of letters to his brother\u003cbr\u003e Section IV. Productions in 1733 - Correspondence with Bettinelli\u003cbr\u003e Section V. Consequences of the demise of the Emperor Charles VI, and the subsequent war\u003cbr\u003e Section VI. Correspondence with Farinelli\u003cbr\u003e Section VII. Further correspondence with Farinelli\u003cbr\u003e Section VIII. Connecting period\u003cbr\u003e Section IX. Further correspondence with Farinelli.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Baroque music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Baroque music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Baroque%20music%20%5Bc%201600%20to%20c%201750%5D%20%5BAVGC3%5D%22\"\u003ec 1600 to c 1750 AVGC3\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005697904920,"sku":"9781108014526","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108014526i_20fc9dd5-1177-4c5f-a78e-29c11d891767.jpg?v=1694869313","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/memoirs-of-the-life-and-writings-of-the-abate-metastasio-in-which-are-incorporated-translations-of-his-principal-letters-paperback-9781108014526","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}