Author

Publication

2020 - Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upong Tyne, UK, England

Language

English

Word Count

61,750 words, Guess

Page Count

247 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101527545059
  • ISBN-101527543862
  • ISBN-139781527545052
  • ISBN-139781527543867
  • OCLC Control Number1135932015
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Classifications

  • DDC782.4/8092
  • LCCML2400 .R53 2020

Description

This study examines Thomas Arne's solo cantatas and Italian odes from musical, literary and social perspectives. Arne composed these works between 1740 and 1774. As such, they provide a means of evaluating the evolving aspects of his musical style throughout his compositional career. The Italian odes have been little-studied, but provide an important gloss on Charles Burney's comments on Arne's inability to set the Italian language. Study of the cantata texts that Arne set reveals that they are often pastiches which make use of the words of William Congreve, Alexander Pope, Christopher Smart a.

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  • Solo English cantatas and Italian odes of Thomas A. ArneCambridge Scholars Publishing2020-01-01

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