An Essay on the Opera
| Author | : conte Francesco Algarotti |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105126845051 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis An Essay on the Opera by : conte Francesco Algarotti
Download or read book An Essay on the Opera written by conte Francesco Algarotti and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essay on opera by Francesco Algarotti is an important, but neglected treatise of eighteenth century musical aesthetics. It belongs to that movement in the arts that rejected the artificiality and formality of Baroque style and moved towards the naturalness of expression characteristic of the painting, literature, drama, fashion, and gardening of the latter part of that century.
