Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xii, 336 p.; 25 cm.

Subject

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 > Don Giovanni
2. Sex in music
3. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 > Così fan tutte
4. Opera > 18th century
5. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 > Nozze di Figaro

Contents

1. Overtures: Introduction ; Enlightenment as negative freedom ; Enlightened music -- Masculine music: Music of enlightened masculinity ; Angry masculine music ; Libertinage and musical libertinage ; The Enlightenment's legitimation of feelings ; Sensitive masculine music ; Conclusions to part II : the differentiation of masculine music -- Feminine music: Music of enlightened femininity ; Sorrowful feminine music ; Hysterical feminine music ; Music of feminine moral frailty ; The musical ridicule of feminine intentions ; Two maids' and a peasant girl's music ; Conclusions to part III : the differentiation of feminine music -- Seductions: Simple musical seductions ; Complex musical seduction : Fiordiligi and Ferrando -- Finales: Five finales ; Don Giovanni and the stone man ; Kant, Sade and Don Giovanni ; Così fan tutte Act II Finale ; The futures of the operas.

Call number

1. JME 13-665

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-233) and index.

Author

1. Ford, Charles (Charles C.)

Title

1. Music, sexuality and the Enlightenment in Mozart's Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte / Charles Ford.

Imprint

1. Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2012.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-233) and index.

Connect to:

1. Table of contents

LCCN

1. 2011035398

ISBN

1. 9780754668893 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2. 0754668894 (hardcover : alk. paper)
3. 9781409442363 (ebook)
4. 1409442365 (ebook)

Research call number

1. JME 13-665