Leoncavallo: Pagliacci In Full Score - IN STOCK

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by - Rugiero Leoncavallo

One of the most enduringly popular of all operas, Pagliacci is a classic of the verismo, or realistic operatic tradition. Based on a real-life incident, this vivid musical drama begins as a simple farce involving Harlequin, Columbine and Clown, turns suddenly into a series of threatening encounters, and ends in a double tragedy. This full-score edition is reprinted from the authoritative 1892 score published by E. Sonzogno of Milan.

PAGLIACCI

in Full Score

Ruggiero Leoncavallo

In Pagliacci, intense passions build in the lives of a troupe of commedia dell'arte players until they explode in mid-performance into a horrifying double murder. This kind of shocking scene was a hallmark of verismo, the Italian school of operatic realism that first soared to popularity in the 1890s. Pagliacci, first performed in Milan in 1892, is a classic of the verismo tradition.

Ruggiero Leoncavallo, both composer and librettist, based Pagliacci on real-life events he recalled from childhood. From these he fashioned a vivid musical play within a play that begins innocently enough as a simple farce involving the traditional characters of Harlequin, Columbine and Clown, but suddenly becomes an ominous series of threatening encounters that end in tragedy.

From the first, audiences have loved Pagliacci. It remains today one of the most enduringly popular of all operas. This full-score edition will enable music lovers to appreciate the many wonderful features of the work, in particular Leoncavallo's great flair for dramatic orchestration. The score has been reprinted from the authoritative 1892 edition published by E. Sonzogno of Milan.

Unabridged Dover (1993) republication of the edition published by E. Sonzogno, Milan, 1892. Lists of characters and instruments. 304pp. 9 3/8 x 12 1/4. Paperbound.

Free Dover Music Catalog (59057-7) available upon request.

ISBN 0-486-27363-6

9 780486 273631

Stock#: 1849
Publisher: Dover
Pub. Code: 27363-6
ISBN: 0486273636
Subject: Opera
Pages: 304
Weight (lbs): 1.83
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 12¼ in.
Year: © 1892
List: 22.95
Sale: $19.99

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