Amour au village : opera-comique, en un acte, et en vaudeviles

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Libretto for Charles-Simon Favart's 1754 opera L'amour au village. Charles-Simon Favart gained prominence for his parodies of extant operas during the middle of the eighteenth century. His L’amour au village (1754), a typical example of the genre, was based on Carolet’s L’amour paysan (1737). The parody technique consisted of setting new texts to existing melodies and writing new dialogue based on a familiar plot. L’amour au village includes a typical vaudeville finale. In the Virtual Rare Book Room’s volume, the melody is included along with the first verse’s text. Because vaudeville finales are strophic (with one repeated melody), the subsequent … continued below

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Favart, M. (Charles-Simon), 1710-1792 1754.

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  • Main Title: Amour au village : opera-comique, en un acte, et en vaudeviles
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  • Added Title: L'amour paysan
  • Added Title: L'amour au village : opera-comique, en un acte, et en vaudeviles

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Libretto for Charles-Simon Favart's 1754 opera L'amour au village. Charles-Simon Favart gained prominence for his parodies of extant operas during the middle of the eighteenth century. His L’amour au village (1754), a typical example of the genre, was based on Carolet’s L’amour paysan (1737). The parody technique consisted of setting new texts to existing melodies and writing new dialogue based on a familiar plot. L’amour au village includes a typical vaudeville finale. In the Virtual Rare Book Room’s volume, the melody is included along with the first verse’s text. Because vaudeville finales are strophic (with one repeated melody), the subsequent verses are numbered to indicate each time the melody should begin again.

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Favart, M. (Charles-Simon), 1710-1792. Amour au village : opera-comique, en un acte, et en vaudeviles, score, 1754; Paris. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc10/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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