Musical Humor and Antonín Dvořák's Comic Operas

ISBN-13: 9783631874783 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 248 str.

Maciej Golab; Julia Adams

Opis

Antonín Dvorák's masterful compositional strategies construct sonic humor in his six comic operas. He crafts musical slapstick, satire, parody, and merriment using clever orchestration and voicing techniques and incongruity. Narrative description and comprehensive music examples reveal an under-appreciated side of the composer's creative skills.

Spis treści

Dvorák, Comic Opera Composer

Understanding and Creating Musical Humor

The King and the Charcoal Burner 1871 (Král a uhlír)

The King and the Charcoal Burner 1874 & 1887 (Král a uhlír)

The Stubborn Lovers (Tvrdé Palice)

The Cunning Peasant (Selma Sedlák)

The Jacobin (Jakobín)

The Devil and Kate (Cert a Káca)

O autorze

Professor Julia R. Adams teaches musicology, music theory, and performance courses at Franklin & Marshall College, Penn State University, and Boston University. She received her Doctorate in Musicology from Boston University. She is also a choral-orchestra conductor, and founder emerita for Calliope (Boston).