Johann Josef Fux (1660–1741)
846.Johann Joseph Fux: Sämtliche Werke. Ed. Hellmut Federhofer and Othmar
Wessely. Graz: Akademische Druck und Verlagsanstalt; Kassel: Bärenreiter,
1959–. M3 .F97.
In progress. Three volumes of series 5, the operas, have been seen: v.1, Julo
Ascanio;v.2, Pulcheria;v.3, Gli ossequi della notte. These are full scores with
introductions and critical notes, all in German.- Wellesz, Egon. Fux.New York: Oxford U.P., 1965. 54p. ML410 .F99 W45.
Although not remembered as an opera composer, Fux did write 18 or 19 of
them. This is a good introduction to the composer and his dramatic works.
Program notes, with some technical comments, musical examples, footnotes. - Köchel, Ludwig Ritter von. Johann Josef Fux. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, 1872.
584, 185p. Reprint, Hildesheim: Olms, 1974. ML410 .F99 K77.
An excellent scholarly study, still the principal biography after 13 decades.
Documents, worklist, and annotated thematic catalogue (operas: p.127–147).
Name and title index. - Meer, J. H. van der. Johann Josef Fux als Opernkomponist.Bilthoven: A. B.
Creyghton, 1961. 3v. ML3410 .F99 M49.
The only specific book about the operas, and a valuable one. Detailed analyses
of text, ballet, aria, orchestra, etc., in 16 operas, with backnotes, bibliography
(about 400 entries), and name index. V.3 consists of 91 extended musical
extracts.
Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785)
The first name is also seen as Baldassarre.
- Bollert, Werner. Die Buffo-Opern Baldassare Galuppis. Bottrop: Postberg,
- 160p. ML410 .G16 B6.
A documented, technical study of the arias, duets, recitative, choral numbers,
instrumentation, and ballet. Comparison of different versions and extracts
from contemporary critics. Bibliography of about 150 items, no index. - Piovano, Francesco. “Baldassare Galuppi: Note bio-bibliografiche.” RMI 13
(1906): 676–726; 14 (1907): 333–365; 15 (1908): 233–274.
A well-documented biography, then a thorough description of 114 operas. Pre-
miere information, plots, and reception are given in detail The third segment
corrects and adds to the material in the first two parts.
852.Galuppiana 1985: Studi e ricerche. Atti del Convegno Internationale.Ed.
Maria Teresa Muraro and Franco Rossi. Quaderni della Rivista italiana di
musicologia, 13. Florence: Olschki, 1986. viii, 342p. ML5 Q13.
Consists of 17 papers from a conference held in Venice, 28–30 October 1985.
The first, by Franco Rossi, is a useful bibliography of 133 Galuppi manuscripts
in Venetian libraries. Material on the operas includes Claudio Gallico, “Da
L’Arcadia in Brentaa La diavolessadi Goldoni e Galuppi: Una via alla riforma
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