Louis-Ferdinand Herold and the Romantic Opera-Comique (eBook)

Nicholas Lester Fuller, Robert Ignatius Letellier (Autoren)

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2025
569 Seiten
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
9781036448424 (ISBN)

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This study examines the life and work of Louis-Ferdinand Herold (1791-1833), famous for the operas Marie (1826), Zampa (1831) and Le Pre aux clercs (1832), as well as for the ballets La Somnambule (1827) and La Fille mal gardee (1828). In these works, Herold contributed to the flowering of the Romantic opera-comique and the early Romantic ballet in Paris from the late 1820s. Herold increased the importance of the orchestra and sought for greater depth of Romantic feeling without forfeiting a Gallic lightness of manner. Le Pre aux clercs became one of the most performed of all French operas. The composer's biography and artistic achievements are considered. These are examined with contributions from the vibrant musical criticism of the contemporary Parisian press and the iconography associated with him.

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• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.7.2025
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
• ISBN-13: 9781036448424 / 9781036448424