Puccini'S Soundscapes
Schwartz, Arman
From the bells in Tosca and the birdcalls in Madame Butterfly to the horns and sirensin Il tabarro and the music box melodies that inspired Turandot, Puccini¿s operas relyto an unprecedented degree on realistic and seemingly unmediated acoustic objects.Focusing on this pervasive if little discussed aspect of the composer¿s art, Puccini¿sSoundscapes uses the twin categories of sound and realism to rethink the shape ofPuccini¿s career, and to of...