Britten's A midsummer night's dream : making an opera from Shakespeare's comedy /

Britten's A midsummer night's dream : making an opera from Shakespeare's comedy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Godsalve, William H. L., 1913-
Imprint:	Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, c1995.
Description:	237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Britten, Benjamin, -- 1913-1976. -- Midsummer night's dream. Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Adaptations Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Midsummer night's dream. Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 Midsummer night's dream (Britten, Benjamin) Midsummer night's dream (Shakespeare, William) Literature -- Adaptations. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2334769

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ISBN:	0838635512 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-226) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Restructuring the Play: Aims and Options
3. Reshaping the Libretto
4. Cutting the Text and Other Adjustments: Options and Decisions
5. The Effects of Changes in the Libretto on the Actions
6. Implications of the Use of Music
7. Significant Forms in the Music
8. Vocal Passages
9. Instrumental Passages, Music by Characters, and Metaopera
10. Conclusion
Appendix A. Performances of Britten's Opera A Midsummer Night's Dream
Appendix B. Biographical Notes
Appendix C. Interviews with Resource Persons
Appendix D. The Britten-Pears Library
Appendix E. Statistical Analyses of Tonality Sets and Pandiatonic Passage.