Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
1964
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Wayne Hertz
Second Committee Member
J. Haurda
Third Committee Member
Maurice L. Pettit
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Houser, Richard M., "The Origin and Development of the Italian Aria in the Baroque Period" (1964). All Master's Theses. 402.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/402
Language
English