Operatic Pasticcios in 18th-Century Europe. Contexts, Materials and Aesthetics (Mainz Historical Cultural Science; vol. 45).

Over, Berthold / zur Nieden, Gesa (Eds.):

ISBN 10: 3837648850 / ISBN 13: 9783837648850

Editore: Bielefeld, transcript Vlg.,, 2021

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795 S.; mit zahlr. teils farb. Abb. u. Tab. Neuwertiges Ex. / Fine Copy // In Early Modern times, techniques of assembling, compiling and arranging pre-existing material were part of the established working methods in many arts. In the world of 18th-century opera, such practices ensured that operas could become a commercial success because the substitution or compilation of arias fitting the singer`s abilities proved the best recipe for fulfilling the expectations of audiences. Known as »pasticcios« since the 18th-century, these operas have long been considered inferior patchwork. The volume collects essays that reconsider the pasticcio, contextualize it, define its preconditions, look at its material aspects and uncover its aesthetical principles. ISBN: 9783837648850 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1370.

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• Titolo: Operatic Pasticcios in 18th-Century Europe. Contexts, Materials and Aesthetics (Mainz Historical Cultural Science; vol. 45).
• Editore: Bielefeld, transcript Vlg.,
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3837648850
• ISBN 13: 9783837648850
• Rilegatura: Gr.-8°, Brosch.
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Musikwissenschaft

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Riassunto

In Early Modern times, techniques of assembling, compiling and arranging pre-existing material were part of the established working methods in many arts. In the world of 18th century opera, such practices ensured that operas could become a commercial success because the substitution or compilation of arias fitting the singer's abilities proved the best recipe for fulfilling the expectations of audiences. Known as »pasticcios« since the 18th century, these operas have long been considered inferior patchwork. The volume collects essays that reconsider the pasticcio, contextualize it, define its preconditions, look at its material aspects and uncover its aesthetical principles.

Informazioni sull?autore

Berthold Over (PhD), born in 1964, is a researcher in the project »PASTICCIO. Ways of Arranging Attractive Operas« at Greifswald University. He previously worked and taught at Mainz University where he was member of projects on musical mobility and migration as well as on Roman cantatas in Händel's times. His research focuses mainly on 17th and 18th century music as evident from numerous publications.<br><br> Gesa zur Nieden (Prof. Dr.), born 1978, teaches musicology at the University of Greifswald. Her research and publications focus on the early modern musicians mobility, on spaces and buildings for music, on intermedial dimensions of music and on the reception of Wagner after 1945.