Author: Rice, John A.
Hardback; Book; 2 Colour Plates, 51 Halftones, 223 Musical Example
664 pages
Published: April 1999
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226711250
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Best-known as Mozart's envious nemesis, Antonio Salieri was actually among the leading opera composers of his age. This study seeks to restore Salieri's musical reputation, and identifies some orchestration, melodic style and form as distinctly Salierian. It includes many excerpts from his works.