The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Kobbé, Gustav (1857–1918).
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"The Complete Opera Book" by Gustav Kobbé is a guide to operas first published posthumously in 1919. This comprehensive reference presents opera stories alongside musical notation of leading airs and motives. Covering works from Gluck to early twentieth-century composers, the book organizes operas by national schools and historical periods. Originally left unfinished at Kobbé's death, it was completed by editor Katharine Wright and expanded through numerous editions, becoming the definitive encyclopedic account of opera for generations of music lovers and record collectors.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation
- Author credits: Kobbé, Gustav (1857–1918)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Operas -- Stories, plots, etc.
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- Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference
- Category: Music
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