Concert Music, 1630-1750

ISBN-13: 9780193163065 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 600 str.

Oxford University Press; Gerald Abraham

Opis

This volume offers an overall view of a period which witnessed a proliferation of music in all genres, highlighting the musical landmarks and masterpieces of the age. It discusses the ode and oratorio in England, secular song in Europe, and the whole range of baroque instrumental music from keyboard music and the solo sonata to the orchestral suite and concerto grosso.

Recenzje

'Volume 6 is up to the high standards set by previous volumes...Well written and generously illustrated with musical examples, [it provides] a detailed historical overview coupled with analytical discussion of exemplary compositions. An excellent book for serious students of music history.' Library Journal