Musical design in Aeschylean theater /

Essential for those who want to see ancient plays produced-either physically in the theater or imaginatively in their own minds.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Scott, William C. (William Clyde), 1937-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hanover, N.H. : Published for Dartmouth College by University Press of New England, 1984.
Subjects:	Aeschylus > Dramatic production. Aeschylus > Stage history. Music, Greek and Roman > History and criticism. Greek drama > Incidental music > History and criticism. Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism. Drama > Chorus (Greek drama)
Online Access:	Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION FOR READERS IN TRANSLATION: Vital Tools for Staging a Greek Choral Song; 1. The Importance of Music and Dance in the Oresteia; 2. Choral Meter and Musical Form in the Oresteia; Agamemnon; Choephoroi; Eumenides; 3. The Meaning of Music in the Oresteia; 4. Music in the Other Aeschylean Plays; Persians; Seven against Thebes; Suppliants; Prometheus Bound; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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