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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : James, Barrington (1939-....)
Titre(s) : The musical world of Marie-Antoinette [Texte imprimé] : opera and ballet in 18th century Paris and Versailles / Barrington James
Publication : Jefferson (N.C.) : McFarland & Company, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VII-258 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 241-251. Index
"For decades, 18th century Paris had been declining into a baroque backwater. Spectacles
at the opera, once considered fit for a king, had become "hell for the ears," wrote
playwright Carlos Goldoni. Then, in 1774, with the crowning of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette,
Paris became one of the world's most vibrant musical centers. Austrian composer Christophe-Willibald
Gluck, protege of the queen, introduced a new kind of tragic opera--dramatic, human
and closer to nature. The expressive pantomime known as ballet d'action, forerunner
of the modern ballet, replaced stately court dancing. Along the boulevards, people
whistled lighter tunes from the Italian opera, where the queen's favorite composer,
Andre Modeste Gretry, ruled supreme. This book recounts Gluck's remaking of the grand
operatic tragedy--long symbolic of absolute monarchy--and the vehement quarrels between
those who embraced reform and those who preferred familiar baroque tunes or the sweeter
melodies of Italy. The turmoil was an important element in the ferment that led to
the French Revolution and the beheading of the queen"
Sujet(s) : Vie musicale -- France -- 18e siècle
Querelle des gluckistes et des piccinnistes
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-1-4766-8436-9. - ISBN 1476684367 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb467900382
Notice n° :
FRBNF46790038
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : A Country Ripe for Change ; Christoph Willibald Gluck and the Quest for Drama ;
"Simplicity, Truth, and Naturalness" ; The Baroness and the Broken Old Songbird
; Niccolò Piccinni ; Iphigénie en Champagne ; A Star Is Born: Madame Saint-Huberty
; Mozart ; Antonio Salieri ; Tragédie Lyrique ; The Entrepreneur ; Ballet and
the Art of Gesture ; Marie-Madeleine Guimard ; Concerts ; Opéra Comique ; Marguerite
Montansier ; André-Modeste Grétry ; Jean-Nicolas Bouilly ; The Opéra in the
1780s ; Antonio Sacchini ; Figaro and Tarare ; The Show Goes On ; Religion and
Revolution ; Tragic Epilogue.
