Damon and Phillida. Altered from Cibber Into a Comic Opera. with the Addition of New Songs and Chorusses. as It Is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane
Damon and Phillida. Altered from Cibber Into a Comic Opera. with the Addition of New Songs and Chorusses. as It Is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane

Author: CHARLES. DIBDIN

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Published: 2018-04-22

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9781385139707

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T026896 An adaptation by Charles Dibdin of Colley Cibber's abridgment of his own 'Love in a riddle'. London: printed for T. Lowndes, T. Caslon, W. Nicoll, and S. Bladon, 1768. [2],34p.; 12°

The Cambridge History of Musical Performance
The Cambridge History of Musical Performance

Author: Colin Lawson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-02-16

Total Pages: 1066

ISBN-13: 1316184420

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The intricacies and challenges of musical performance have recently attracted the attention of writers and scholars to a greater extent than ever before. Research into the performer's experience has begun to explore such areas as practice techniques, performance anxiety and memorisation, as well as many other professional issues. Historical performance practice has been the subject of lively debate way beyond academic circles, mirroring its high profile in the recording studio and the concert hall. Reflecting the strong ongoing interest in the role of performers and performance, this History brings together research from leading scholars and historians and, importantly, features contributions from accomplished performers, whose practical experiences give the volume a unique vitality. Moving the focus away from the composers and onto the musicians responsible for bringing the music to life, this History presents a fresh, integrated and innovative perspective on performance history and practice, from the earliest times to today.

Handel in London
Handel in London

Author: Jane Glover

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-12-04

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1681779471

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In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King George II and the composer was George Freidrich Handel. Handel, then still only twenty-seven and largely self-taught, would be at the heart of music activity in London for the next four decades, composing masterpiece after masterpiece, whether the glorious coronation anthem, Zadok the Priest, operas such as Rinaldo and Alcina or the great oratorios, culminating, of course, in Messiah. Here, Jane Glover, who has conducted Handel’s work in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, draws on her profound understanding of music and musicians to tell Handel’s story. It is a story of music-making and musicianship, but also of courts and cabals of theatrical rivalries and of eighteenth-century society. It is also, of course the story of some of the most remarkable music ever written, music that has been played and sung, and loved, in this country—and throughout the world—for three hundred years.

The Cambridge Companion to Handel
The Cambridge Companion to Handel

Author: Donald Burrows

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-12-04

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780521456135

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A Companion to one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music.