{"product_id":"music-and-theatre-from-poliziano-to-monteverdi-paperback-9780521090070","title":"Music and Theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521090070","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMusic and Theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book describes the many ways in which music was used in Italian theatrical performances between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNino Pirrotta (Author), Elena Povoledo (Author), Karen Eales (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521090070, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.3 cm, 0.69 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 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Orpheus, singer of strambotti\u003cbr\u003e 2. Classical theatre, intermedi and frottola music\u003cbr\u003e 3. Realistic use of music in comedy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Temporal perspective and music\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'The wondrous show, alas, of the intermedi!'\u003cbr\u003e 6. Early opera and aria\u003cbr\u003e 7. From Poliziano's Orfeo to the Orphei tragoedia\u003cbr\u003e 8. The citta ferrarese\u003cbr\u003e 9. Regular comedy and the perspective set\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'Visible' intermedi and movable sets.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Opera [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Opera\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Opera%20%5BAVGC9%5D%22\"\u003eAVGC9\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":46005088452888,"sku":"9780521090070","price":31.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521090070i.jpg?v=1694969494","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/music-and-theatre-from-poliziano-to-monteverdi-paperback-9780521090070","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}