matrix that is heralded at the very outset.” D-flat major is the tonic; other prin-
cipal tonal centers are A-flat minor, G-flat major, and E-flat major.From the House of the Dead (Z mrtvého domu)
ASO109 (1988).
Jenufa
ASO102 (1987), ENOG 33 (1985).
Katya Kabanova (Kat’a Kabanová)
ASO114 (1988), COH (1982), ENOG 33 (1985).
The Makropulos Affair (Vec Makropulos)
ASO 188 (1999), ENOG 33 (1985).
Niccolò Jommelli (1714–1774)
- McClymonds, Marita P. Niccolò Jommelli: The Last Years 1769–1774.Ann
Arbor, Mich.: UMI Research, 1980. xix, 877p. ISBN 0-8357-1113-7. ML410
.J7 M14.
A thorough life and works, drawing on previously unpublished letters, includ-
ing a useful account of Italian opera at the Portuguese court, 1750–1780 (with
plans and pictures of the Ajuda and Tejo theaters in Lisbon), and stylistic
explorations of the late operas and sacred music. An appendix offers a list of
dramatic works by composers active in Portugal, 1755–1780, and another
presents titles of works produced at the Portuguese court, 1752–1792. Good
bibliography of about 200 entries and discussion of the major sources. Expan-
sive index of names, titles, and topics. Some of this research was condensed for
an article: - McClymonds, Marita P. “The Evolution of Jommelli’s Operatic Style.” JAMS
33–2 (Summer 1980): 326–355.
Jommelli was much influenced by German music, even before his time in
Stuttgart (1753–1769). His style changed slowly and logically over his career.
After the German years he achieved final maturity and wrote some of his great-
est operas. - Abert, Hermann. Niccolo Jommelli als Opernkomponist, mit einer Bibliogra-
phie.Halle an der Saale: Niemeyer, 1908. 461p. ML410 .J755 A14.
A scholarly life and works, with sources identified (this constitutes the “Bibli-
ographie” aspect of the book’s title; there is no actual bibliography in it). Gen-
esis and technical analysis of the operas, with a 64-page appendix of extended
musical examples. Expansive index. - Tolkoff, Audrey Lyn. “The Stuttgart Operas of Niccolò Jommelli.” Ph.D. diss.,
Yale U., 1974. 431p.
See also Wilson (#258) and Henze-Döhring (#1307).
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