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Emory University quarterly: Volumes 21-22
books.google.comEmory University - 1965 - Snippet view

... surprisingly long time in Germany before the simple mixture of chant and chorus began to be replaced by
the new style of Italian opera and oratorio.
Heinrich Schiitz, the greatest figure in German music of the 17th century, ...


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Cahiers elisabéthains: Issues 13-16



books.google.comUniversité Paul Valéry. Centre d'études et de recherches elizabéthaines - 1978 - Snippet view


Gretchen L. Finney, who aligns herself with French, provides
a lively reading of the poem by comparing it
with Italian opera and oratorio of the period,
particularly in its structural organisation.


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The commonwealth of art: style in the fine arts, music and the dance

books.google.comCurt Sachs - 1946 - 388 pages - Snippet view



customary in the mysteries of the Middle Ages,
in Italian plays of the sixteenth century, and
in the Italian opera (and oratorio) until the increasing number and complication of 'machines' on the stage left no space for the hidden ...


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King of instruments: a history of the organ







books.google.comBernard Sonnaillon - 1985 - 281 pages - Snippet view



... southern contemporaries were forced to accept the presence
of other instruments in their churches, not least
because of the influence of Italian opera and oratorio. As a
result, the organ as a solo instrument was bound to suffer.


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The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 13


books.google.comStanley Sadie, John Tyrrell - 2001 - 950 pages - No preview





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Music and meaning: studies in music history and the neighbouring ...



books.google.comWarren Kirkendale, Ursula Kirkendale - 2007 - 643 pages - Snippet view


Some are topoi themselves: the minor mode was
traditional in Italian opera and oratorio for the
invocation of deities;
there is an instrumental introduction, the prerogative of gods and kings. A chorus appears, a crowd before the king, ...


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Franz Schubert: a biography

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Elizabeth Norman McKay - 1996 - 362 pages - Snippet view


... and some of the music he was composing; but he surely
despaired at Schubert's lack of progress and interest in
those musical areas closest to his own heart:
Italian opera
and oratorio.
1816 was another prolific year for Schubert.


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People of Florence: a study in locality

books.google.comJoseph Todd Gordon Macleod - 1968 - 224 pages - Snippet view

It is strange that from this un-baroque, indeed anti-baroque, city should have sprung italian opera and oratorio, more florid than any other baroque music.

It is strange that the Theatre of the Pergola should have given its form to ...


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D'une scène à l'autre, l'opéra italien en Europe: La musique à ... - Page 69
books.google.comDamien Colas, Alessandro Di Profio - 2009 - 532 pages - Preview

... reform of Italian opera.
As said at the outset, the French tragedies that inspired
the reform of Italian opera and oratorio were
not just being read. Far more than just books on the bookshelves ...


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America's music: from the Pilgrims to the present

books.google.comGilbert Chase - 1955 - 733 pages - Snippet view

Any reader acquainted with the history of opera will recognize the general trend of these remarks as being similar to criticisms leveled at
the florid vocal style of Italian opera and oratorio: that
the words could not be understood, ...


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