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- 527
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- Rubbing (shelf wear) to cover edges. Very light marks to edge, of pages. Scuff mark (small) to exterior edge of pages. Good, overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No, markings.
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198164688
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9780198164685
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Book Title
Puccini : His Life and Works
Number of Pages
552 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Composers & Musicians, General, Genres & Styles / Opera
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Yes
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Music, Biography & Autobiography
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Master Musicians Ser.
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Hardcover
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2002-020155
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21
Reviews
"He makes one hungry to hear the operas once again and reconsider one'sown response--what can be higher praise for music criticism?"--Tim Page,Washington Post Book World, "Julian Budden's book fills a serious gap. Here is a single volume combining excellent biography with an often illuminating discussion of the work.... Budden's approach to the individual operas is often fresh and engaging. His investigation of the dramatic and musical problems that Pucciniencountered while writing Manon Lescaut is fascinating.... Budden's is a book for the library shelf, a reliable reference work that the reader will want to consult when program notes fail or a fresh view of the operas."--Opera News, "An enormously impressive achievement. Certainly the best book on Puccini in English. As we would expect from the author of The Operas of Verdi, Budden's discussion of Puccini's alarmingly popular music is both sensitive and challenging in its insights."--Roger Parker, Professor of Music andFellow of St John's College, Cambridge University, "He makes one hungry to hear the operas once again and reconsider one's own response--what can be higher praise for music criticism?"--Tim Page, Washington Post Book World, 'Budden...has made a minor art form of operatic description in prose,expanding the old format of plot-summary-plus-favorite-themes to include musicanalysis, critical response, and secure judgements as to the echoes of othercomposers'The New York Times Book Review, "At the least, Budden's book will stand as the bellwether of studies of Puccini's music, the starting point for further scholarly work and for informed amateurs alike. At the most, he has given us the best survey we have of Italian opera around 1900.... He has made a minor art form of operatic description in prose, expanding the old format of plot-summary-plus-favoritie-themes to include music analysis, critical response, and secure judgments as to the echoes of other composers heard at any moment. He joins all this is a prose that will engage even those who cannot follow all the musical particulars. There is more: Budden contrives in the introductory sections of his chapters to give us a canny glimpse of Puccini's life at the time of each opera. And--this is one of the most impressive features of his study--he provides in each chapter vignettes that add up to a historical sketch of the musical culture Puccini lived and worked in."--Gary Tomlinson, The New York Times Book Review "If you want in-depth insight into Puccini's operas, replete with many stanzas of music, Budden's bio and discussion should be on your shelf."--The San Diego Union Tribune "An enormously impressive achievement. Certainly the best book on Puccini in English. As we would expect from the author of The Operas of Verdi, Budden's discussion of Puccini's alarmingly popular music is both sensitive and challenging in its insights."--Roger Parker, Professor of Music and Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge University "Essential reading, Budden's biography allies in-depth scholarship with narrative pace to offer us a masterly and intensely human portrait of the man and composer. Finely researched, surely the most thoughtful biography to date of Italy's last great opera composer."--Vivien A. Hewitt, Director, Festival Puccini of Torre del Lago "Bravo Budden!!!!!! His books on Verdi have been an invaluable aid to my study and role preparation over the years, and now the Puccini volume joins them in my library. Budden manages to synthesize the historical, academic, artistic, and human aspects of Puccini's operas in a way that is totally accessible, and most useful to any serious artist or music lover."--Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs, Soprano, "Informed lay readers will gain insight while theoreticians will appreciate Budden's deeper musical analysis. His elegant turns of phrase ("rhythmic scaffolding") and obvious expertise combine in an exceptional whole."--Library Journal, "At the least, Budden's book will stand as the bellwether of studies of Puccini's music, the starting point for further scholarly work and for informed amateurs alike. At the most, he has given us the best survey we have of Italian opera around 1900.... He has made a minor art form of operaticdescription in prose, expanding the old format of plot-summary-plus-favoritie-themes to include music analysis, critical response, and secure judgments as to the echoes of other composers heard at any moment. He joins all this is a prose that will engage even those who cannot follow all the musicalparticulars. There is more: Budden contrives in the introductory sections of his chapters to give us a canny glimpse of Puccini's life at the time of each opera. And--this is one of the most impressive features of his study--he provides in each chapter vignettes that add up to a historical sketch ofthe musical culture Puccini lived and worked in."--Gary Tomlinson, The New York Times Book Review, 'Budden's biography has a clear and regular design, presenting historicalbackgrounds and musical analyses of each work as distinct units within a singlechapter, enabling readers to navigate easily through the information he gives.'Music Research Forum, 'Budden's book will stand as the bellwether of studies of Puccini's music,the starting point for further scholarly work and for the informed amateursalike. At the most, he has given us a best survey we have of Italian operaaround 1900'The New York Times Book Review, "If you want in-depth insight into Puccini's operas, replete with many stanzas of music, Budden's bio and discussion should be on your shelf."--The San Diego Union Tribune, Puccini was a master of the leitmotif, connecting characters and moods. Julian Budden can take great credit for helping me to understand how Puccini did this, despite my inability to sight-read the many musical themes he includes., "Budden is responsible for much of the new Puccini scholarship and his synthesis of this material is often elegant."--New York Review of Books, "At the least, Budden's book will stand as the bellwether of studies of Puccini's music, the starting point for further scholarly work and for informed amateurs alike. At the most, he has given us the best survey we have of Italian opera around 1900.... He has made a minor art form of operatic description in prose, expanding the old format of plot-summary-plus-favoritie-themes to include music analysis, critical response, and secure judgments as to the echoes of other composers heard at any moment. He joins all this is a prose that will engage even those who cannot follow all the musical particulars. There is more: Budden contrives in the introductory sections of his chapters to give us a canny glimpse of Puccini's life at the time of each opera. And--this is one of the most impressive features of his study--he provides in each chapter vignettes that add up to a historical sketch of the musical culture Puccini lived and worked in."--Gary Tomlinson,The New York Times Book Review "If you want in-depth insight into Puccini's operas, replete with many stanzas of music, Budden's bio and discussion should be on your shelf."--The San Diego Union Tribune "An enormously impressive achievement. Certainly the best book on Puccini in English. As we would expect from the author ofThe Operas of Verdi, Budden's discussion of Puccini's alarmingly popular music is both sensitive and challenging in its insights."--Roger Parker, Professor of Music and Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge University "Essential reading, Budden's biography allies in-depth scholarship with narrative pace to offer us a masterly and intensely human portrait of the man and composer. Finely researched, surely the most thoughtful biography to date of Italy's last great opera composer."--Vivien A. Hewitt, Director, Festival Puccini of Torre del Lago "Bravo Budden!!!!!! His books on Verdi have been an invaluable aid to my study and role preparation over the years, and now the Puccini volume joins them in my library. Budden manages to synthesize the historical, academic, artistic, and human aspects of Puccini's operas in a way that is totally accessible, and most useful to any serious artist or music lover."--Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs, Soprano, Budden draws on his wealth of knowledge of Italian operatic life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in order to provide an exceptionally smooth and insightful narrative of Puccini's life and career., [Budden] achieves a smooth and seamless narrative of the composer's life and an evaluation of his works that focuses on the development of his musical style., "At the least, Budden's book will stand as the bellwether of studies of Puccini's music, the starting point for further scholarly work and for informed amateurs alike. At the most, he has given us the best survey we have of Italian opera around 1900.... He has made a minor art form of operatic description in prose, expanding the old format of plot-summary-plus-favoritie-themes to include music analysis, critical response, and secure judgments as to the echoes of other composers heard at any moment. He joins all this is a prose that will engage even those who cannot follow all the musical particulars. There is more: Budden contrives in the introductory sections of his chapters to give us a canny glimpse of Puccini's life at the time of each opera. And--this is one of the most impressive features of his study--he provides in each chapter vignettes that add up to a historical sketch of the musical culture Puccini lived and worked in."--Gary Tomlinson, The New York Times Book Review "If you want in-depth insight into Puccini's operas, replete with many stanzas of music, Budden's bio and discussion should be on your shelf."-- The San Diego Union Tribune "An enormously impressive achievement. Certainly the best book on Puccini in English. As we would expect from the author of The Operas of Verdi , Budden's discussion of Puccini's alarmingly popular music is both sensitive and challenging in its insights."--Roger Parker, Professor of Music and Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge University "Essential reading, Budden's biography allies in-depth scholarship with narrative pace to offer us a masterly and intensely human portrait of the man and composer. Finely researched, surely the most thoughtful biography to date of Italy's last great opera composer."--Vivien A. Hewitt, Director, Festival Puccini of Torre del Lago "Bravo Budden!!!!!! His books on Verdi have been an invaluable aid to my study and role preparation over the years, and now the Puccini volume joins them in my library. Budden manages to synthesize the historical, academic, artistic, and human aspects of Puccini's operas in a way that is totally accessible, and most useful to any serious artist or music lover."--Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs, Soprano, "Essential reading, Budden's biography allies in-depth scholarship with narrative pace to offer us a masterly and intensely human portrait of the man and composer. Finely researched, surely the most thoughtful biography to date of Italy's last great opera composer."--Vivien A. Hewitt,Director, Festival Puccini of Torre del Lago, "At the least, Budden's book will stand as the bellwether of studies of Puccini's music, the starting point for further scholarly work and for informed amateurs alike. At the most, he has given us the best survey we have of Italian opera around 1900.... He has made a minor art form of operatic description in prose, expanding the old format of plot-summary-plus-favoritie-themes to include music analysis, critical response, and secure judgments as to the echoes of other composers heard at any moment. He joins all this is a prose that will engage even those who cannot follow all the musical particulars. There is more: Budden contrives in the introductory sections of his chapters to give us a canny glimpse of Puccini's life at the time of each opera. And--this is one of the most impressive features of his study--he provides in each chapter vignettes that add up to a historical sketch of the musical culture Puccini lived and worked in."--Gary Tomlinson, The New York Times Book Review"If you want in-depth insight into Puccini's operas, replete with many stanzas of music, Budden's bio and discussion should be on your shelf."--The San Diego Union Tribune"An enormously impressive achievement. Certainly the best book on Puccini in English. As we would expect from the author of The Operas of Verdi, Budden's discussion of Puccini's alarmingly popular music is both sensitive and challenging in its insights."--Roger Parker, Professor of Music and Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge University"Essential reading, Budden's biography allies in-depth scholarship with narrative pace to offer us a masterly and intensely human portrait of the man and composer. Finely researched, surely the most thoughtful biography to date of Italy's last great opera composer."--Vivien A. Hewitt, Director, Festival Puccini of Torre del Lago"Bravo Budden!!!!!! His books on Verdi have been an invaluable aid to my study and role preparation over the years, and now the Puccini volume joins them in my library. Budden manages to synthesize the historical, academic, artistic, and human aspects of Puccini's operas in a way that is totally accessible, and most useful to any serious artist or music lover."--Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs, Soprano, "Budden is responsible for much of the new Puccini scholarship and hissynthesis of this material is often elegant."--New York Review of Books, "If you want in-depth insight into Puccini's operas, replete with manystanzas of music, Budden's bio and discussion should be on your shelf."--The SanDiego Union Tribune, He [Budden] has made a minor art form of operatic description in prose ... a prose that will engage even those who cannot follow all the musical particulars., Budden's biography, which intelligibly illustrates the developments of Puccini's career and his musical style, is an essential component of Puccini scholarship., "Julian Budden's book fills a serious gap. Here is a single volumecombining excellent biography with an often illuminating discussion of thework.... Budden's approach to the individual operas is often fresh and engaging.His investigation of the dramatic and musical problems that Puccini encounteredwhile writing Manon Lescaut is fascinating.... Budden's is a book for thelibrary shelf, a reliable reference work that the reader will want to consultwhen program notes fail or a fresh view of the operas."--Opera News, Those acquainted with Budden's previous volumes [on Verdi] will not be surprised by his thorough and detailed knowledge of the 19th- and 20th-century Italian operatic scene, including many of its neglected byways, nor by his fluent and amiable prose style, which is as clear as it is pithy ... one comes away from Budden's analyses with increased admiration for Puccini's constantly developing compositional skills., "Bravo Budden!!!!!! His books on Verdi have been an invaluable aid to my study and role preparation over the years, and now the Puccini volume joins them in my library. Budden manages to synthesize the historical, academic, artistic, and human aspects of Puccini's operas in a way that istotally accessible, and most useful to any serious artist or music lover."--Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs, Soprano, 'Blending astute musical analysis with an account of Puccini's life, thebook illuminates some of the most popular operas in the repertoire'The Lady, Budden's Puccini: His Life and Works is a well-written and carefully planned study of the career and works of a composer frequently neglected in the academic circle, but extremely popular in the opera houses. He organizes his biography in a manner that enables the readers to navigate easily through the complex history of the composer's career and the making of his works., Budden contrives in the introductory sections of his chapters to give us a canny glimpse of Puccini's life at the time of each opera. And - this is one of the most impressive features of his study - he provides in each chapter vignettes that add up to a historical sketch of the musical culture Puccini lived and worked in. These tackle an impressively wide range of topics., ... beautifully printed and set out, a large book that is a joy to handle. It is a joy to read, too.
Dewey Decimal
782.1/092 B
Table Of Content
PrefaceIllustrationsKey to Sigla1. Early life at Lucca2. The student at Milan3. Le Villi4. Edgar5. Manon Lescaut6. La boheme7. Tosca8. Madama Butterfly9. La faniciulla del West10. La rondine11. Il trittico12. Turandot13. Puccini as man and artistAppendicesA. CalendarB. List of worksC. PersonaliaD. Select bibliographyIndex
Synopsis
Julian Budden, one of the world's foremost scholars of Italian opera and author of a monumental three-volume study of Verdi's works, now offers music lovers a major new biography of one of the giants of Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini. Blending astute musical analysis with a colorful account of Puccini's life, here is an illuminating look at some of the most popular operas in the repertoire, including Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly , and Turandot . Budden provides an illuminating look at the process of putting an opera together, the cut-and-slash of nineteenth-century Italian opera--the struggle to find the right performers for the debut of La Boheme , Puccini's anxiety about completing Turandot (he in fact died of cancer before he did so), his animosity toward his rival Leoncavallo (whom he called Leonasino or "lion-ass"). Budden provides an informative analysis of the operas themselves, examining the music act by act. He highlights, among other things, the influence of Wagner on Puccini--alone among his Italian contemporaries, Puccini followed Wagner's example in bringing the motif into the forefront of his narrative, sometimes voicing the singer's unexpressed thoughts, sometimes sending out a signal to the audience of which the character is unaware. And Budden also paints an intriguing portrait of Puccini the man--talented but modest, a man who had friends from every walk of life: shopkeepers, priests, wealthy landowners, fellow artists. Affable, well mannered, gifted with a broad sense of fun, he rarely failed to charm all who met him. A new volume in the esteemed Master Musicians series, Puccini offers a masterful portrait of this beloved Italian composer., Julian Budden, one of the world's foremost scholars of Italian opera and author of a monumental three-volume study of Verdi's works, now offers music lovers a major new biography of one of the giants of Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini. Blending astute musical analysis with a colorful account of Puccini's life, here is an illuminating look at some of the most popular operas in the repertoire, including Manon Lescaut, La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot. Budden provides an illuminating look at the process of putting an opera together, the cut-and-slash of nineteenth-century Italian opera--the struggle to find the right performers for the debut of La Boheme, Puccini's anxiety about completing Turandot (he in fact died of cancer before he did so), his animosity toward his rival Leoncavallo (whom he called Leonasino or "lion-ass"). Budden provides an informative analysis of the operas themselves, examining the music act by act. He highlights, among other things, the influence of Wagner on Puccini--alone among his Italian contemporaries, Puccini followed Wagner's example in bringing the motif into the forefront of his narrative, sometimes voicing the singer's unexpressed thoughts, sometimes sending out a signal to the audience of which the character is unaware. And Budden also paints an intriguing portrait of Puccini the man--talented but modest, a man who had friends from every walk of life: shopkeepers, priests, wealthy landowners, fellow artists. Affable, well mannered, gifted with a broad sense of fun, he rarely failed to charm all who met him. A new volume in the esteemed Master Musicians series, Puccini offers a masterful portrait of this beloved Italian composer., Probably the best book on Puccini in English and a very significant addition to the century-old Master Musicians Series, by one of the most authoritative writers on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Italian opera. Grounded in the latest biographical and musical scholarship, it presents an integrated discussion of the composer's life and works, and includes illustrations and music examples, a full catalogue of compositions, a chronology and bibliography.
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ML410.P89B83 2002
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