Music and drama at the Académie royale de musique (Paris), 1774-1789

<p>Cycles of regeneration and decline in musical drama at the Académie Royale (the Opéra) can be associated with the names of a series of major composers. The first was Lully; 1774 marks the beginning of the "époque de Gluck". Gluck had already attempted the 'reform' of It...

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Main Authors: Rushton, J, Rushton, Julian
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 1969
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