Three Modes of Perception in Mozart: The Philosophical, Pastoral, and Comic in Cosí Fan Tutte

Cosi fan tutte is widely regarded as Mozart's most enigmatic opera with Lorenzo Da Ponte's most erudite text. Edmund Goehring presents a new perspective on the relationships between text and tone in the opera, the tension between comedy and philosophy as well as its representation in stage works, and the pastoral mode. Goehring's argument is sustained by the detailed analysis of primary sources (many of which are little known), and is richly illustrated with musical examples.

Author: Edmund J. Goehring
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/09/2009
Pages: 324
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780521099165

About the Author
Goehring, Edmund J.: - Edmund J. Goehring is Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He has contributed essays to a number of volumes and has published in several journals including Cambridge Opera Journal. He is also a founding member of the Mozart Society of America.

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