| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 312 pages, 103 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, music |
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The Vacillating IdealistThe Religious Chorale; Coronation and Cottage; The Hymn and the March; The Pastorale; Harmonic Language; Orchestral Colour; Formal Continuity; The Cathedral Scene; The Prison Scene; Chapter Eight; Musical Application; Fidès; Leitmotif; Vocal Lyricism; Mannerist Elements; The Scenic Tableaux; The Overture; The Coronation March; The Ballet Music (The Pastoral as Implicit Reproof); Chapter Nine; 1) The rehearsals of Le Prophète from Meyerbeer's Diary; 2) The Original Score |
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3) The Evolution of Fidès's Act-5 Grand Aria From Meyerbeer's Le Prophète, "Ô Prêtres de Baal" (Alan Armstrong, 2007)Chapter Ten; The Première; Reception History; The Twentieth Century; Early recordings of Le Prophète from the Golden Age; Musical Arrangements of Le Prophète; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Some Famous Interpreters of Le Prophète at Covent Garden; Chapter Fifteen; Prophetic Strain (Andrew Porter, The New Yorker, 7 February 1977); Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; The prophetic ministry; The Religious Subtext and Submerged Biblical Models |
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The mother of the prophet (Mary, Daughter of Zion, Seat of Wisdom, Mother of the Messiah, patroness and ark of salvation)The Beloved of the Prophet; Light and Darkness; Sacramental models; Liberation; Love and Power; Iconography; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Chapter Eighteen; Chapter Nineteen; 1) John W. Klein, Meyerbeer's Strangest Opera (1971); 2) Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Meyerbeer: the Man and his Music (1977, 2007); Notes; Bibliography; Scores; Arrangements; Literature; Index; General Index; Index of Arrangers; Index of Cities & Theatres; Index of Singers |
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Index of ConductorsIndex of Designers; Index of Producers; Index of Scholars and Critics |
| Summary |
For a period of close to half a century, French grand opéra, as exemplified by the works of Giacomo Meyerbeer and his school, was the preferred form of music for the theatre in most of the civilized world. During the July Monarchy, French grand operas, with their plots drawn from historical events, tended to be received as metaphors for current political themes. Meyerbee's Le Prophète illustrates the complex, contested nature of political meaning during this period. This opera was set in the context of the emerging liberal historiography pioneered by Jules Michelet, and reactions to it illustr |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 5, 2019) |
| Subject |
Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864.
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864 fast |
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo 1791-1864 Le prophète gnd |
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Operas -- France -- 19th century
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Music -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Operas -- Themes, motives
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Religion in art.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Music -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Operas
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Religion in art
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Religion Motiv
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France
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781527527188 |
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1527527182 |
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