The castrato : reflections on natures and kinds / / Martha Feldman
| The castrato : reflections on natures and kinds / / Martha Feldman |
| Autore | Feldman Martha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (496 p.) |
| Disciplina | 782.8/6 |
| Collana | Ernest Bloch Lectures |
| Soggetto topico | Castrati |
| Soggetto non controllato |
16th century practices
bel canto bodily mutations castrated for music castrated males castrated singers castrati and eunuchs castrati musicians castrati vocalists castrati castration castrato voices castrato catholic blood sacrifice cavalli eunuch singers handel high male voices historical body mutations history of castration history of music history of singing mozart music history music nonsexual castration pergolesi pulcinella rossini |
| ISBN |
0-520-29244-8
0-520-96203-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Textual Transcription, Translations, Lexicon, and Musical Nomenclature -- 1. Of Strange Births and Comic Kin -- 2 The Man Who Pretended to Be Who He Was -- 3. Red Hot Voice -- 4 Castrato De Luxe -- 5. Cold Man, Money Man, Big Man Too -- 6. Shadow Voices, Castrato and Non -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustrations -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787222003321 |
Feldman Martha
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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The castrato : reflections on natures and kinds / / Martha Feldman
| The castrato : reflections on natures and kinds / / Martha Feldman |
| Autore | Feldman Martha |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (496 p.) |
| Disciplina | 782.8/6 |
| Collana | Ernest Bloch Lectures |
| Soggetto topico | Castrati |
| Soggetto non controllato |
16th century practices
bel canto bodily mutations castrated for music castrated males castrated singers castrati and eunuchs castrati musicians castrati vocalists castrati castration castrato voices castrato catholic blood sacrifice cavalli eunuch singers handel high male voices historical body mutations history of castration history of music history of singing mozart music history music nonsexual castration pergolesi pulcinella rossini |
| ISBN |
0-520-29244-8
0-520-96203-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Textual Transcription, Translations, Lexicon, and Musical Nomenclature -- 1. Of Strange Births and Comic Kin -- 2 The Man Who Pretended to Be Who He Was -- 3. Red Hot Voice -- 4 Castrato De Luxe -- 5. Cold Man, Money Man, Big Man Too -- 6. Shadow Voices, Castrato and Non -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustrations -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819177503321 |
Feldman Martha
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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Keys to Play : Music as a Ludic Medium from Apollo to Nintendo / / Roger Moseley
| Keys to Play : Music as a Ludic Medium from Apollo to Nintendo / / Roger Moseley |
| Autore | Moseley Roger <1974-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | University of California Press, 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 452 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Disciplina | 786 |
| Collana |
Open Access e-Books
Knowledge Unlatched |
| Soggetto topico |
Video games - Psychological aspects
Play (Philosophy) Keyboards (Music) - History Music - Performance - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
beethoven recursive feedback loop
fantasy music foundations of music gameplay music keyboards mozart music and games music and media music criticism music history music in video games music theory musical play nintendo music super mario music |
| ISBN | 0-520-96509-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prelude. Press any key to start -- Fields and interfaces of musical play. Ludomusicality. Orders of play ; Beyond work and play ; The sound of gunplay ; Bits and beats ; Playing undead -- Digital analogies. Apollo 1, Marsyas 0 ; Notes on keys ; Interface values ; (Key)board games and temperamental tactics ; Tristan's chord, Schoenberg's voice -- Play by play : improvisation, performance, recreation. The emergence of musical play. Unforeheard circumstances ; Pantomimes and partimenti ; From black box to glassy shell ; The case of Winkel's componium ; The invisible thumb on the scale -- High scores : WAM vs. LVB. Unsettled scores ; Mozart's two-player games ; Concerted action ; Mozart and Mario play the field ; Beethoven's recursive feedback loops -- Play again? Nintendo's brand of ludomusicality ; Analogous digitalities ; The ludomusical emergence of Toshio Iwai ; High scores: Nodame cantabile ; Replay : a cento. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996328039103316 |
Moseley Roger <1974->
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| University of California Press, 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Remaking the song [[electronic resource] ] : operatic visions and revisions from Handel to Berio / / Roger Parker
| Remaking the song [[electronic resource] ] : operatic visions and revisions from Handel to Berio / / Roger Parker |
| Autore | Parker Roger <1951-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 782.1 |
| Collana | Ernest Bloch lectures |
| Soggetto topico |
Operas
Music - Philosophy and aesthetics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
adelia amato aria art criticism art azucena bartoli berio boito cabaletta composers donizetti drama europe ferrarese gypsies handel il trovatore la traviata marriage of figaro mozart music history music theory nonfiction opera singers opera operatic texts performance performing arts puccini revision rigoletto stage directors susanna theater theatrical music turandot verdi wagner |
| ISBN |
1-282-35765-4
9786612357657 0-520-93178-5 1-59875-946-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- 1. Remaking The Song -- 2. Of Andalusian Maidens And Recognition Scenes: Crossed Wires In Il Trovatore And La Traviata -- 3. Ersatz Ditties: Adriana Ferrarese's Susanna -- 4. In Search Of Verdi -- 5. Berio's Turandot: Once More The Great Tradition -- 6. Sudden Charms: The Progress Of An Aria -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783666503321 |
Parker Roger <1951->
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
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Why classical music still matters [[electronic resource] /] / Lawrence Kramer
| Why classical music still matters [[electronic resource] /] / Lawrence Kramer |
| Autore | Kramer Lawrence <1946-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 781.68 |
| Soggetto topico |
Music - Philosophy and aesthetics
Musical analysis |
| Soggetto non controllato |
18th century
academic apologists chopin classical composers classical music classical musicians composers gershwin human nature johann sebastian bach johannes brahms love song media mozart music lovers music performance music studies musical composers musical history musicians piano music popular culture ravel scholarly schubert schumann technology |
| ISBN |
1-281-75247-9
9786611752477 1-4294-7181-6 0-520-93364-8 1-4337-0967-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- In Lieu Of A Preface -- Chapter One. Classical Music And Its Values -- Chapter Two. The Fate Of Melody And The Dream Of Return -- Chapter Three. Score And Performance, Performance And Film: Classical Music As Liberating Energy -- Chapter Four. But Not For Me: Love Song And The Heartache Of Modern Life -- Chapter Five. The Ghost In The Machine: Keyboard Rhapsodies -- Chapter Six. Crisis And Memory: The Music Of Lost Time -- Chapter Seven. Persephone's Fiddle: The Value Of Classical Music -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784420403321 |
Kramer Lawrence <1946->
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2007 | ||
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