A Short History of Opera
| Author | : Donald Jay Grout |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1049 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780231119580 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0231119585 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (585 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Short History of Opera by : Donald Jay Grout
Download or read book A Short History of Opera written by Donald Jay Grout and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1049 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama. After surveying anticipations of the operatic form in the lyric theater of the Greeks, medieval dramatic music, and other forerunners, the book reveals the genre's beginnings in the seventeenth century and follows its progress to the present day."--Jacket.
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