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The definitive book on teaching the culture opera to beginners such as myself.
For another, you’ll be experiencing some pretty strange sights and sounds. No more calculations, no calorie-counting and no more cravings for carbs – as long as you stick to foods that are low in GL, you can stay healthy and by For Dummies This edition also includes a cd where you listen to music and they give you notes on what to listen to.Recycles quite a few of the jokes in Classical Music for Dummies but does the job of teaching dummies about the joys of opera. "Pour les néophytes, cette synthèse est vraiment nickel (surtout si vous avez l'édition avec le CD) : bien construite, bourrée d'anecdotes mais jamais indigeste. I feel like I'm not as totally out of my depth with opera as before and even learned some tangential facts I didn't expect to, like the origin of lietmotifs and the fact that American operas with swing/jazz music exist, just to name a couple of things.
Opera for Dummies introduces the fun side of the art of Opera. If you’re sick of no-carb diets, or just looking for a healthy eating plan, then the GL Diet is for you. It covers all different aspects: history, musical periods, voices. We’d love your help. You open the program book or you’re listening to the opera snobs talk, and you can’t understand a word — or at least some words. The authors give detailed instructions about each selected opera so that the reader/listener can learn what is unique about each piece played.The authors know their stuff; they cover every aspect of opera. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? If you like the style you might like this. Perhaps to commemorate this happy occasion, he used the name Constanze for the heroine in his exotic, comic-rescue opera, The Abduction from the Seraglio.This opera had everything: great tunes with trendy Turkish-sounding effects, a wacky story, harems and … Published He can teach anybody.
The synopsis of the major operas are also a big help.Das Buch ist sogar noch unterhaltsamer, wenn man Musikwissenschaften studiert hat.
I would definitely reread it.
Opera For Dummies is an excellent place to start. Probably my favorite part of the book is the enclosed cd with selections from various operas. Written by an acclaimed conductor and a musical director, this friendly guide tells you what you need to know to: Understand opera from the Baroque and Roman periods through today; Interpret characters, orchestra, chorus, and other players; Understand what’s happening, both on stage and off Author: David Pogue Publisher: For Dummies ISBN: 9781118053393 Size: 51.71 MB Format: PDF View: 533 Get Books. Download Opera For Dummies books, Do you want to know what scientists know about where you and your planet came from, but without the science blinding you? Opera For Dummies In particular the big Opera composers that everyone should be familiar with. Whether you’re seeking to overcome anxiety or depression, improve your performance professionally or personally, lose weight or beat an David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the Welcome back. Tannhauser: Wie Todesahnung O Du Mein Holder Abendstern It's riddled with terrible, corny jokes, many of which are even worse because they're so dated (a reference to Demi Moore and Bruce Willis' marriage and the frustration of getting busy signals when trying to connect to America Online are the two that stick out). I would definitely reread it. This is a really solid collection for those who need more basic knowledge on opera. I feel like I'm not as totally out of my depth with opera as before and even learned some tangential facts I didn't expect to, like the origin of lietmotifs and the fact that American operas with swing/jazz music exist, just to name a couple of things.
It covers all different aspects: history, musical periods, voices.
September 4th 1997 A useful overview of opera but wow, it hasn’t aged well. A lot of the fun little stories that they told were super interesting, too. Do you want to learn about the physical origin of the Universe, but don’t have the rest of eternity to read up on it? This Dummies book is probably one of the best I've ever read, all it made me the most excitable person about opera ever.Love this book! An even more useful guide with a bonus CD. Really enjoyed this, Dad jokes and all. New Submission 1.- Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Mozart’s last work, performed for the first time in 1791, is one of the most performed operas according to Operabase, the international opera database (period 2005-2010).