Author : Esther Singleton
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ISBN 13 : 9781332822836
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis A Guide to Modern Opera (Classic Reprint) by : Esther Singleton
Download or read book A Guide to Modern Opera (Classic Reprint) written by Esther Singleton and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Guide to Modern Opera The scores of the new works not only demand increase of numbers, but constantly call for strange instruments, barbaric instruments, instruments that have become obsolete, and new instruments. Conspicuous among the latter are the Celesta and the Heckelphone (see pages 215 and There seems to be a growing fondness for the sound of bells and the throb of drums; and Puccini has even trie'd the humming voice used as an instrument in the introduction to the last Act of Madama Butter y. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."