Luigi Dallapiccola and Musical Modernism in Fascist Italy

by Benjamin Earle

Book Overview

Luigi Dallapiccola is widely considered a defining figure in twentieth-century Italian musical modernism, whose compositions bear passionate witness to the historical period through which he lived. In this book, Ben Earle focuses on three major works by the composer: the one-act operas Volo di notte ('Night Flight') and Il prigioniero ('The Prisoner'), and the choral Canti di prigionia ('Songs of Imprisonment'), setting them in the context of contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110874656X
• ISBN13: 9781108746564
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.7"