The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music

ISBN-13: 9780521792738 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 620 str.

Tim Carter; John Butt

Opis

Contributors explore new aspects of composition and performance in this comprehensive examination of the repertory, institutions, performers, composers, and social and cultural world of one of the greatest moments in music history. They consider the cosmopolitan nature of music making; emergence of markets for musical activity; and development of new musical styles and gestures. The work also contains a separate chronology and dictionary-style entries on individuals, places and institutions.

Recenzje

'The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music succeeds equally as a solid reference text and as a fine collection of related essays. It fills a large void in the scholarly literature, and it does so in a way that will engage, inform and enthuse a broad spectrum of readers for years to come.' Early Music

Spis treści

Notes on contributors; Editor's preface; 1. Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque Tim Carter; 2. The seventeenth-century musical 'work' John Butt; 3. Music in the marketplace Stephen Rose; 4. Music in new worlds Victor Anand Coelho; 5. Music and the arts Barbara Russano Hanning; 6. Music and the sciences Penelope Gouk; 7. The search for musical meaning Tim Carter; 8. Power and display: music in court theatre Lois Rosow; 9. Mask and illusion: Italian opera after 1637 Tim Carter; 10. The church triumphant: music in the liturgy Noel O'Regan; 11. Devotion, piety and commemoration: sacred songs and oratorios Robert Kendrick; 12. Image and eloquence: secular song Margaret Murata; 13. Fantasy and craft: the solo instrumentalist Alexander Silbiger; 14. Form and gesture: canzona, sonata and concerto Gregory Barnett; Appendices Stephen Rose; I. Chronology; II. Places and Institutions; III. Personalia; Index.