Rossini by Richard Osborne

Rossini by Richard Osborne

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Summary

Drawing on biographical and musicological material, this book examines Rossini's entire operatic output of thirty-nine operas, his choral works, and vocal and solo piano music. Rossini's complex personality, his relations with many leading musicians, and his influence and reputation are also discussed.

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Rossini by Richard Osborne

A classical musician by training and a conservative by inclination, Rossini none the less broke the mould of the old Italian operatic order, and laid the foundations for a new generation of romantically inspired music-dramatists. One of the most influential of nineteenth-century composers, in touch with many leading musicians of his day, Rossini was also the most complex of men - a mixture of affability and reserve, industry and indolence, wit and melancholy. This detailed biography also includes a survey of Rossini's choral works, and the vocal and solo piano music written during the last decade of his life.
"Richard Osborne has written a book in every way worthy of his hero: well informed, witty, and civilized" Music and Letters
SKU CIN0198164904G
ISBN 13 9780198164906
ISBN 10 0198164904
Title Rossini
Author Richard Osborne
Condition Good
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2001-08-01
Number of pages 348
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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