ISBN: 9780260408259

Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors This little volume aims at presenting in a handy form such facts as bear upon the incepti… Meer...

Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors This little volume aims at presenting in a handy form such facts as bear upon the inception of Gay's masterpiece and its influence upon the English stage; and secondly at giving a brief account of the Italian operas that preceded it and of the ballad operas for which it led the way. The recent production has caused a renewed interest in The Beggar's Opera and given to the twentieth century a glimpse of the dramatic art which delighted generations of our ancestors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Music Reviews & Criticism, Music Reviews & Criticism<

ISBN: 9780260408259

Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors I have said that the causes which have made the piece such a favourite with all classes a… Meer...

Hardback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors I have said that the causes which have made the piece such a favourite with all classes and with generations that have widely differed in thought were many, and it is my task in the following pages, before dealing with the opera itself, to try to realise them for the reader. In view of this it becomes necessary to refer to the state of the musical drama in England during the reigns of Queen Anne and of George I, with some notice of earlier productions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Music Reviews & Criticism, Music Reviews & Criticism<

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