Music and Theatre from Poliziano to MonteverdiThis 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. |
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Music and Theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi Nino Pirrotta,Elena Povoledo No preview available - 1982 |
Music and Theatre from Poliziano to Monteverdi Nino Pirrotta,Elena Povoledo No preview available - 2008 |
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