by Nino Pirrotta (Author)
This book describes the many ways in which music was used in Italian theatrical performances between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries. In particular, it concentrates on Polizano's Orfeo, Machiavelli's commedies, the Florentine intermedi and early operas, and the first operas in Venice.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 13 Nov 2008
ISBN 10: 0521090075
ISBN 13: 9780521090070