Music, sexuality and the Enlightenment in Mozart's Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 12 March, 2017 - 21:19

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Ford, Charles

Source:

Ashgate,, Farnham, p.xii, 336 p. : (2012)

Call Number:

ML410.M9

Keywords:

18th century., Music, Opera, Sex in music., Social aspects.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.Includes bibliographical references and index.Pt. I: Overtures. 1. Introduction -- 2. Enlightenment as negative freedom -- 3. Enlightened music -- Pt. II. Masculine music. 4. Music of enlightened masculinity -- 5. Angry masculine music -- 6. Libertinage and musical libertinage -- 7. The Enlightenment's legitimation of feelings -- 8. Sensitive masculine music -- Conclusions to Part II: the differentiation of masculine music -- Pt. III. Feminine music. 9. Music of enlightened femininity -- 10. Sorrowful feminine music -- 11. Hysterical feminine music -- 12. Music of feminine moral frailty -- 13. The musical ridicule of female intentions -- 14. Two maids' and a peasant girl's music -- Conclusions to Part III: the differentiation of feminine music -- Pt. IV. Seductions. 15. Simple musical seductions -- 16. Complex musical seduction: Fiordiligi and Ferrando -- Pt. V: Finales. 17. Five finales -- 18. Don Giovanni and the stone man -- 19. Kant, Sade and Don Giovanni -- 20. Così fan tutte, Act II Finale -- 21. The futures of the operas.Also issued online.