Women Musicians of Venice: Musical Foundations, 1525-1855

ISBN-13: 9780198166047 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 336 str.

Jane J. Balduaf-Berdes; Jane J. Baldauf-Berdes

Opis

This book presents for the first time an introductory, contextual study of three centuries of musical activity at the four major charitable foundations of the former Republic of Venice: the ospedali grandi. Berdes provides a comprehensive account of the institutional, social, religious, and civic dimensions of these welfare complexes, with particular reference to their musical subsidiaries, the cori. Involving over 800 professional women musicians, the cori also represent a vast repertory of over 4,000 original works by composers of whom Vivaldi is only the best known--works that are little known today but recognized as key elements in the historical evolution of musical genres.

Recenzje

This book contains an enormous amount of information unreported elsewhere ... Those whose historical interests intersect any of it's main themes will find a wealth of detail and bibliographical references to primary source material. Today's scholars will undoubtedly benefit from the existence of her work, and all students of things Venetian will want to trace the rich tapestry of documentation found here.