ROSSINI AND HIS SCHOOL
BY H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS
LONDON
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON
CROWN BUILDINGS, 188, FLEET STREET
1881
[All Rights Reserved]
LONDON:
R Clay, Sons, and Taylor,
BREAD STREET HILL, E. C.
| TABLE OF CONTENTS. | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| [I.] | ROSSINI'S CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH | [1] |
| [II.] | LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE | [11] |
| [III.] | ITALIAN OPERA UNTIL THE TIME OF ROSSINI | [19] |
| [IV.] | TANCREDI | [27] |
| [V.] | OPERATIC CUSTOMS IN ROSSINI'S TIME | [33] |
| [VI.] | ROSSINI AT NAPLES | [42] |
| [VII.] | PREPARATIONS FOR THE BARBER | [50] |
| [VIII.] | IL BARBIERE | [59] |
| [IX.] | ROSSINI AND THE COMIC IN MUSIC | [68] |
| [X.] | FROM OTELLO TO SEMIRAMIDE | [72] |
| [XI.] | ROSSINI ON HIS TRAVELS | [79] |
| [XII.] | DONIZETTI | [89] |
| [XIII.] | VERDI | [106] |
| [LIST OF ROSSINI'S PUBLISHED WORKS] | [113] | |