Rhythmic Gesture in Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro & Don Giovanni
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering; beige and white dj, bw illustration and lettering, mylar cover; xii, 396 pp; bw illustrations and music. VG-/VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Fading to dj. Pages are otherwise clean.). Item #185770
ISBN: 9780226014036
Contents: Introduction : Expression, imitation, and the musical topos -- Part one : Mozart's rhythmic topoi -- The shapes of rhythms -- The gestures of social dances -- Part two : Le nozze de Figaro -- Part three : Don Giovanni -- Overture and introduction -- The opening scene -- The noble lovers -- Elvira -- Zerlina and Masetto -- The two finales -- Afterword. Includes bibliographical references and index.
OCLC: 9731459
Price: $34.00