Project Gutenberg 2006-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 71 Henderson, W. J. (William James) 1855 1937 Henderson, William James Some Forerunners of Italian Opera Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Louise Hope, David Newman, Chuck Greif, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/) "Some Forerunners of Italian Opera" by W. J. Henderson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the evolution of the lyric drama in Italy leading up to the development of opera, specifically examining the artistic influences and historical context that preceded its birth. It focuses on notable works, such as Poliziano's "Orfeo," and the various performing traditions that shaped this genre. The opening of the work sets the stage for an exploration of the early forms of drama within the Christian church, tracing their origins from liturgical ceremonies to more elaborate performances. Henderson emphasizes the interplay of secular and sacred traditions, detailing how these influences emerged and transformed into the lyric drama of the Renaissance. He outlines the transition from religiously grounded performances to secular narratives, culminating in the folk traditions and artistic pressures that invigorated the creation of landmark compositions like "Orfeo," thus laying the groundwork for what would become Italian opera. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Opera -- Italy ML Text Opera Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 306469 303239 2024-10-08T15:47:49.645280 2023-09-09T06:20:12.152106 text/html text/html 299692 2006-11-28T17:08:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2179490 2021-01-01T13:49:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2056001 2024-10-08T15:48:04.194175 application/epub+zip 2059997 2024-10-08T15:47:55.751245 application/epub+zip 175578 2024-10-08T15:47:52.081273 application/epub+zip 1626668 2024-10-08T15:48:08.370203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1591638 2024-10-08T15:48:00.789188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296780 2022-09-09T12:06:22.825705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245335 245210 2024-10-08T15:47:48.420347 2023-09-09T06:20:11.167081 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 244988 2021-01-01T13:49:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 90182 2021-01-01T13:49:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245014 2021-01-01T13:49:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90107 2021-01-01T13:49:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21377 2024-10-08T15:48:08.517141 application/rdf+xml 13713 2024-10-08T15:47:52.656244 image/jpeg 3414 2024-10-08T15:47:52.368231 image/jpeg 2253345 2024-10-08T15:47:49.775288 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia