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... opera form we must skip somewhat ahead , through the work of Monteverdi , the first composer of real importance , to Scar- latti , who instituted certain changes which were to determine the course of Italian opera practically to our own ...
... opera form we must skip somewhat ahead , through the work of Monteverdi , the first composer of real importance , to Scar- latti , who instituted certain changes which were to determine the course of Italian opera practically to our own ...
Page 187
... operas , and his great Parsifal he called a " Consecrational Festival Play . " Wagner's genius stripped the gaudy wrappings from the traditional forms of Grand Opera and brought new life and vigor to the musical stage . No longer did ...
... operas , and his great Parsifal he called a " Consecrational Festival Play . " Wagner's genius stripped the gaudy wrappings from the traditional forms of Grand Opera and brought new life and vigor to the musical stage . No longer did ...
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... opera is filled with the mighty tread of the Giants , the wondrous magic feats of the dwarfs and gods , and the building of the great palace of the gods , Valhalla . Die Walküre ( The Valkyrie ) , pursues the story of the slow - moving ...
... opera is filled with the mighty tread of the Giants , the wondrous magic feats of the dwarfs and gods , and the building of the great palace of the gods , Valhalla . Die Walküre ( The Valkyrie ) , pursues the story of the slow - moving ...
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