@article{437990,
      author = {Baragwanath, Nicholas.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/437990},
      title = {The Italian traditions & Puccini compositional theory  and practice in nineteenth-century opera / [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {Indiana University Press,},
      abstract = {In this groundbreaking survey of the fundamentals,  methods, and formulas that were taught at Italian music  conservatories during the 19th century, Nicholas  Baragwanath explores the compositional significance of  tradition in Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Boito, and  Puccini. Baragwanath explains the varying theories and  practices of the period in light of current theoretical and  analytical conceptions of this music. This book offers a  guide to an informed interpretation and appreciation of  Italian opera by underscoring the proximity of archaic  traditions to the music of Puccini.--[book jacket]},
      recid = {437990},
      pages = {1 online resource (xx, 407 p.) :},
      address = {Bloomington :},
      year = {2011},
}