Canonic Repertories and the French Musical Press: Lully to Wagner

by Beverly Wilcox and William Weber

A bold application of the concept of "canonical" works to the development of French operatic and concert life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

This long-awaited book by a leading historian of European music life offers a fresh reading of concert and operatic life by showing how certain musical works in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century France came to be considered "canonic" that is, admirable and worthy of being taken as models...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648250165
• ISBN13: 9781648250163
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"