In:
Tempo, Cambridge University Press (CUP), , No. 179 ( 1991-12), p. 8-15
Abstract:
1 ‘ Literaturoper’: Literary Opera and the ‘problem of opera ’ Right up to the end of the 19th century, an opera libretto was conceived differently from a stage play. This was because, from the outset, the libretto was thought out and constructed with a view to being set to music and sung. The librettist, whether he was writing in Italian or French, had to respect the conventions of this particular literary genre, conventions that were derived from a specific type of musical drama comprised of an alternation between recitatives (action) and arias or ensembles (tableaux). The use of specific lines and rhymes made the libretto into a ‘pre-composition’, and gave the composer an architectural plan to follow.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0040-2982
,
1478-2286
DOI:
10.1017/S0040298200061337
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1991
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2067089-8
SSG:
9,2
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