The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School
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CONTENTSChapter I ROSSINI'S CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH II LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE III ITALIAN OPERA UNTIL THE TIME OF ROSSINI IV TANCREDI V OPERATIC CUSTOMS IN ROSSINI'S TIME VI ROSSINI AT NAPLES VII PREPARATIONS FOR THE BARBER VIII IL BARBIERE IX ROSSINI AND THE COMIC IN MUSIC X FROM OTELLO TO SEMIRAMIDE XI ROSSINI ON HIS TRAVELS XII DONIZETTI XIII VERDI
Chapters (16)
- ROSSINI AND HIS SCHOOL
- ROSSINI AND HIS SCHOOL.
- CHAPTER I. ROSSINI'S CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH.
- CHAPTER II. LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE.
- CHAPTER III. ITALIAN OPERA UNTIL THE TIME OF ROSSINI.
- CHAPTER IV. TANCREDI.
- CHAPTER V. OPERATIC CUSTOMS IN ROSSINI'S TIME.
- CHAPTER VI. ROSSINI AT NAPLES.
- CHAPTER VII. PREPARATIONS FOR THE BARBER.
- CHAPTER VIII. IL BARBIERE.
- CHAPTER IX. ROSSINI AND THE COMIC IN MUSIC.
- CHAPTER X. FROM "OTELLO" TO "SEMIRAMIDE."
- CHAPTER XI. ROSSINI ON HIS TRAVELS.
- CHAPTER XII. DONIZETTI AND BELLINI.
- CHAPTER XIII. VERDI.
- LIST OF ROSSINI'S WORKS WITH THE DATE OF THEIR PRODUCTION IN PUBLIC.
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