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Some Forerunners of Italian Opera

W. J. Henderson
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W. J. Henderson. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911.
Title
Some Forerunners of Italian Opera
Author
W. J. Henderson
Edition
Published March 1911.
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Place
New York
Year
1911
Language
English
Type
Opera history / Renaissance studies

SCOPE & CONTENT

Studies the lyric and dramatic traditions that preceded Florentine opera, from liturgical drama and secular song to Renaissance theatrical forms.

RESEARCH VALUE

Useful for historiography of opera origins; should be supplemented by modern archival scholarship on early opera and intermedi.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

Published March 1911. Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1911. The record is indexed by normalized title and author variants so it remains discoverable when a PDF filename is shortened or inconsistent.

RESEARCH VALUE

Useful for historiography of opera origins; should be supplemented by modern archival scholarship on early opera and intermedi.

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