Ombra music in the eighteenth century : context, style and signification

Ombra is a term which has been used for an operatic scene involving the appearance of an oracle or demons, witches or ghosts. Such scenes can be traced back to the early days of opera and were commonplace in the seventeenth century in Italy and France. Operas based on the legends of Orpheus, lphigen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McClelland, Clive
Other Authors: Rushton, Julian
Published: University of Leeds 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268618