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9780300091052

First Nights : Five Musical Premieres

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  • ISBN13:

    9780300091052

  • ISBN10:

    0300091052

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2001-09-10
  • Publisher: Yale University Press

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Summary

Kelly profiles the premiers of five famous musical compositions: Monteverdi's "Orfeo, " Handel's "Messiah, " Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Berrlioz's "Symphonie fantastique" and Stravinsky's "Sacre du Printemps." The narrative covers the settings in detail and presents trivia about the performances. 86 illustrations.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction xi
Claudio Monteverdi, Orfeo:
2(58)
Saturday, February 24, 1607
Documents
George Frideric Handel, Messiah:
60(48)
Tuesday, April 13, 1742, 12 Noon
Documents
Ludwig van Beethoven, Ninth Symphony
108(72)
Friday, May 7, 1824, 7:00 P.M.
Documents
Hector Berlioz, Symphonic fantastique:
180(76)
Sunday, December 5, 1830, 2 P.M.
Documents
Igor Stravinsky, Le sacre du printemps:
256(79)
Thursday, May 29, 1913, 8:45 P.M.
Documents
Conclusion 335(6)
Recommended Recordings, by Fen-yen Chen 341(8)
Further Reading 349(12)
Notes 361(12)
Photo Credits 373(2)
Index 375

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