First Nights: Five Musical Premiers
Book Details
Author(s)
Kelly, Thomas Forrest
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN / ASIN
0300091052
ISBN-13
9780300091052
Availability
In Stock.
Sales Rank
#229,253
Category
Music
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
This text takes a look back at the debut performances of five famous musical compositions: Monteverdi's Orfeo, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Stravinsky's Sacre du Printemps. It aims to recapture the atmosphere of these events.
