Garrick, Arne, and the masque of Alfred : a case study in national, theatrical, and musical politics / Michael Burden.
| Author/creator |
Burden, Michael, 1960- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, ©1994. |
| Description | vi, 159 pages ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | The original version. The Plot and its Sources ; The allegory: Frederick, Prince of Wales and Alfred ; Alfred and Comus and the use of masquing devices ; The first performance at Cliveden, August 1740 -- The versions for public performance. Alfred in 1741 ; Alfred in 1745 ; Alfred in 1751. The score in 1751. The 1751 performances -- The version of 1753 and 1754 ; The oratorio versions of 1759, 1760? and 1762 ; David Garrick and the 1773 version. The 1773 production and how it worked ; The music of 1773 -- The genesis of the music -- Alfred: an overall view -- Appendix I. Textual alterations for Alfred in 1773 -- Appendix II. Transcription of the production notes and stage directions of 1773. |
| Abstract | This is a study of an 18th-century masque. It examines the masque of Alfred, from 1740 to 1773, as literary form, as vehicle for allegory, and as a genre. It also provides a contribution to theatrical history, noting the revisions that were carried out by the two different schools of thought - one favouring the music, the other the text, illustrating their different needs and preoccupations. Earlier versions have both texts and a series of correspondence from the critic Aaron Hill to draw on, while the survival of the annotated libretto for 1773 gives a unique insight into Garrick's view of the masque, the way he worked with both text and music, and the methods of theatrical production. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-154) and index. |
| Genre/form | Masques (Music) |
| LCCN | 93049808 |
| ISBN | 0773491325 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.A78 B87 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |