| Variant title |
Music and musicians in nineteenth-century Italy |
| Contents |
Part one. The old musical world. The long nineteenth century -- The roots of musical life -- Faded traditions -- The sway of opera -- The musician's life -- Part two. The musical world of united Italy. Revolution and unity -- A musical nation? -- Italy Europeanized -- Expansion and disintegration. |
| Abstract |
This book presents a grassroots view of the daily musical life of the Italian people throughout the 19th century. The author demonstrates that Italians of all walks of life, from Sicilian fisherfolk to Venetian aristocrats, shared a common and eclectic musical tradition that ranged from the rustic shepherd's pipe tunes to the greatest opera arias. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index. |
| ISBN | 0931340403 |
