Albanian Identity in History and Traditional Performance

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Koço, Eno.

Source:

Cambridge Scholars Publisher,, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom, p.1 online resource (283 p.) (2021)

Call Number:

ML457

URL:

https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2968423

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst01057874, 20th century., Albania, fast, History, Performance practice (Music)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.This book represents a group of individual musical essays collected under common Albanian themes, with a particular focus on historical identities and traditional musical performance. It shows that, at the beginning of the 18th century, there was a growing interest in representing the Albanian hero Scanderbeg on the operatic stage, as some well-known composers of baroque music began to place a greater emphasis on music's dramatic power to elicit emotional response. The book also notes that this sense of drama was also incorporated into the vocal forms such as opera.