04201nam 2200685 a 450 991045682900332120200520144314.00-253-00166-8(CKB)2550000000039969(EBL)713698(OCoLC)740386395(SSID)ssj0000538154(PQKBManifestationID)11335190(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538154(PQKBWorkID)10556911(PQKB)10391735(MiAaPQ)EBC713698(OCoLC)750236168(MdBmJHUP)muse17116(Au-PeEL)EBL713698(CaPaEBR)ebr10481732(CaONFJC)MIL523679(EXLCZ)99255000000003996920101228d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Italian traditions & Puccini[electronic resource] compositional theory and practice in nineteenth-century opera /Nicholas BaragwanathBloomington Indiana University Pressc20111 online resource (438 p.)Musical meaning and interpretationDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-35626-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface & Acknowledgments; A Note on Translation and Terminology; 1 Musical Traditions in Nineteenth-Century Italy; I The Italian Schools; II An Introduction to the Primary Sources; III Puccini and the End of the Great Tradition; 2 Studies in Lucca and Milan; I Composition as Craft; II The Istituto musicale in Lucca; III Scarpia and the Partimento Cadence; IV The Conservatorio di Milano; 3 Lessons in Dramatic Composition I: Rhythm; I Rhythm without Measure, Accent without BeatII Rules of Versification, Lippmann's Rhythmic-Musical Types, and Two Case StudiesIII Historical Survey of Writings on Ritmo; IV Short Case Studies from Bellini and Puccini; 4 Lessons in Dramatic Composition II: Harmony and Counterpoint; I The Partimento Tradition; II Michele Puccini's Corso pratico di contrappunto (1846); III The Bolognese Attachment, or ""Little Keys for Winding Clocks""; IV Regular Motions and Melodic Composition; 5 Lessons in Dramatic Composition III: Affect, Imitation, and Conduct; I Dominant Affects and Their Movements; II Physical and Sentimental ImitationIII Form and ConductIV Case Studies from Verdi, Boito, and Puccini; 6 Vocalizzi, Solfeggi, and Real (or Ideal) Composition; I Lessons in Singing and Counterpoint; II Lessons in Singing and Solfeggio; III From Solfeggio to Ideal Composition in Puccini (and Bellini); Notes; Bibliography; Index of Concepts; Index of Names and WorksIn this groundbreaking survey of the fundamentals, methods, and formulas that were taught at Italian music conservatories during the 19th century, Nicholas Baragwanath explores the compositional significance of tradition in Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Boito, and, most importantly, Puccini. Taking account of some 400 primary sources, Baragwanath explains the varying theories and practices of the period in light of current theoretical and analytical conceptions of this music. The Italian Traditions and Puccini offers a guide to an informed interpretation and appreciation of Italian opMusical meaning and interpretation.Italian traditions and PucciniOperaItaly19th centuryMusic theoryItalyHistory19th centuryComposition (Music)History19th centuryMusicInstruction and studyItalyHistory19th centuryElectronic books.OperaMusic theoryHistoryComposition (Music)HistoryMusicInstruction and studyHistory782.10945/09034Baragwanath Nicholas877411MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456829003321The Italian traditions & Puccini1959235UNINA