Mozart: Idomeneo In Full Score

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by - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Considered to be the greatest of all opera seria, and one of the few Mozart works to portray heroic emotions seriously. Lavish with arias, it is also one of the most fully and elaborately scored of all of Mozart's operas. Reprinted from the full-score edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel of Leipzig.

IDOMENEO

in Full Score

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In the summer of 1780, Mozart received a commission from Munich to write an opera seria—a form of opera that catered to 18th-century tastes for stories with classical and mythological subjects and for musical scores that provided ample opportunities for bravura singing. Idomeneo, first performed at the Court Opera in Munich early in 1781, triumphantly reveals the young composer at the summit of his powers. Rather than the stereotypical score that was often little more than a thinly contrived excuse for exhibitionistic singing, Mozart's music was rich in dramatic force and heroic emotion, with a new emphasis on choral singing and exceptionally full and elaborate scoring—qualities amply demonstrated in this authoritative full-score edition of the opera.

High drama asserts itself in the scene most crucial to the plot: caught in a storm at sea, King Idomeneus of Crete has promised Neptune that if spared from imminent shipwreck he will sacrifice the first person he sees when he reaches land. As he touches shore, the first person the king sees is his son Idamantes. The exciting drama that follows, brought to life by Mozart's masterly score, will delight opera lovers, singers, musicians and music students. Idomeneo is reprinted here from the authoritative full-score edition published by Breitkopf & Hartel. Dover (1992) republication of Idomeneo, Re di Creta, ossia: Ilia ed Idamante from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Werke, published by Breitkopf & Hartel, Leipzig, 1881. Lists of instruments and characters. 384pp. 9 3/8 x 12 1/4. Paperbound.

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Stock#: 1826
Publisher: Dover
Pub. Code: 27108-0
ISBN: 0486271080
Subject: Opera
Genre: Classical
Pages: 384
Weight (lbs): 2.35
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 12¼ in.
Year: © 1992
List: 24.95
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