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George Whitney Martin

Autore di The Opera Companion

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(eng) George Whitney Martin writes books on opera as well as history. His father, George Whitney Martin, 1887-1959, also is a writer.

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George Whitney Martin writes books on opera as well as history. His father, George Whitney Martin, 1887-1959, also is a writer.

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Verdi nació en la tt1rbulenta Italia del siglo pasado. Un país dividido entre reinos y principados y ocupado parcialmente por el imperio austrohúngaro. La larga y cruenta lucha por la unificación y por la independencia italiana ocuparía gran parte del siglo. Verdi no será un espectador. Muy por el contrario, será el apasionado patriota que luchará con la fuerza de su música y de su palabra por la construcción de su patria. junto a Cavour y a Garibaldi, participará activamente en todos los acontecimientos políticos de su época. Su figura se agigantará en el rí_wrgimcnfo hasta convertirlo en un héroe nacional que verá terminar su vida rodeado del amor y veneración de su pueblo.
No obstante, su música será su timbre de mayor gloria, no sólo para su país sino para el arte universal. Así como fue un revolucionario en lo político, será también un renovador profundo del arte lírico. Verdi sabrá asimilar las bellezas del barroco, superará la pura línea estética del bel ¿unto para dotar a la ópera de un nuevo sentido dramático que transformará el espectáculo lírico
en una fiesta de vigor hasta entonces desconocida.
George Martín ha escrito una biografía que cubre toda la amplia gama de intereses que rodearon a la vida del músico, por consiguiente contiene un profundo análisis de su obra, la. vida privada del artista, como también su inserción en su tiempo histórico. Martin es miembro de la Metropolitan Opera Association, director del Metropolitan Opera Guild y autor de varios libros sobre ópera y de una historia del risorgimcnto
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ampapulcinella | Sep 2, 2015 |
2857 Madam Secretary: Frances Perkins, by George Martin (read 7 Apr 1996) This is a 1976 biography of FDR's Secretary of Labor. I found this an exceptionally interesting biography, and it really told me things I did not know, even though I was very conscious of Frances Perkins as Secretary of Labor for much of the time she was such. Her husband was Paul Wilson, but he was often unwell and played little role in her public life. She was active in "settlement work," a strong high-church Episcopalian, and had a rocky time from Martin Dies and others of his ilk in the late 1930's… (altro)
 
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Schmerguls | Feb 9, 2008 |
A guide to 47 operas from the 18th and 19th centuries, this text provides a synopsis for each opera with an introduction singling out the particular strengths and flaws of the piece, its antecedents, innovations, and controversial intepretations of it. The text does not assume the ability to read music. Instead, it emphasizes key words that can be heard and understood in performance. The aim of this is to clue the reader into the action. At the end of each act, these words are listed in the original language, in phonetic transliteration, and translation. Timings are given for numbers, scenes and Acts.
The early part of the book includes chapters on the overture, melody, aria and recitative, the human voice, the opera orchestra, tuning, the claque, castrati, ballet in opera, and various aspects of opera history.
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antimuzak | Nov 16, 2005 |

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ISBN
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