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"Nixon in China": Grand opera and the "avant-garde".

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	"Nixon in China": Grand opera and the "avant-garde"./
Author:	Thompson, Brian.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 1991,
Description:	181 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 31-02, page: 5050.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International31-02.
Subject:	Music. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=MM70990
ISBN:	9780315709904

"Nixon in China": Grand opera and the "avant-garde".
Thompson, Brian.

"Nixon in China": Grand opera and the "avant-garde". - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1991 - 181 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 31-02, page: 5050.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria (Canada), 1991.

The aim of this thesis is to assess the dramatic success of and examine its place in twentieth century opera and American culture.

ISBN: 9780315709904Subjects--Topical Terms:

516178
Music.

"Nixon in China": Grand opera and the "avant-garde".
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520 $a The Introduction includes biographical material on the composer, librettist and director, their collaboration, and a brief summary of the performance history of the work.
520 $a The opening chapter is a description of the libretto and its staging, followed by a brief discussion of the poetic style. Chapter Two explores John Adams' musical language, examining the basic procedures by which the music operates, and includes numerous examples from the score.
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