| A Guide to French Opera: Berlioz, Bizet, Gounod, Saint-Saens, Massenet and Debussy and Their Most Famous Operas, Including Les Troyens, Carmen, Contributor(s): Hall, Juliette (Author) |
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ISBN: 1241331383 ISBN-13: 9781241331382 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $19.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.68 lbs) 166 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This volume provides an introduction to French opera, Romantic music and Impressionist music and popular opera styles including grand opera and opera comique. The book then provides an in-depth look at composers Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saens, Jules Massenet and Claude Debussy and their most famous operas, including Les Troyens, Carmen, Faust, Samson and Delilah, Thais and Pelleas et Melisande. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |