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The Origin and Development of the Italian Aria in the Baroque Period

Abstract

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The purpose of this paper is to study and identify the pertinent factors that established the operatic aria as a vocal solo form, to discover how these factors were applied and developed by the various composers of the Baroque period, and to gain a perspective of its historical value in music.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Education (MEd)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Year
1964

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Houser, Richard M.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Wayne Hertz
  • J. Haurda
  • Maurice L. Pettit

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/402
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1415

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Houser, Richard M.. The Origin and Development of the Italian Aria in the Baroque Period. 1964. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/402