Three Modes of Perception in Mozart: The Philosophical, Pastoral, and Comic in Cosi Fan Tutte (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521099165)

Cosi fan tutte is widely regarded as Mozart's most enigmatic opera with Lorenzo Da Ponte's most erudite text. Edmund Goehring presents a new perspective on the relationships between text and tone in the opera, the tension between comedy and philosophy as well as its representation in stage works, and the pastoral mode. Goehring's argument is sustained by the detailed analysis of primary sources (many of which are little known), and is richly illustrated with musical examples.

Author: Edmund J. Goehring
ISBN-10: 0521099161
ISBN-13: 9780521099165
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2009
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d