Rossini
Rossini
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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 | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198164906 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198164904 |
| Title | Rossini |
| Author | Richard Osborne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| 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. |
| Note | Unavailable |