Roman Monody, Cantata, and Opera from the Circles Around Cardinal Montalto: 2 Volume Set: Volume 1, Text; Volume 2, Music

ISBN-13: 9780198166139 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 952 str.

John Walter Hill

Opis

This book uncovers the connections between the invisible network of political and economic dependents among Italy's church and state elite and the formation of the Baroque musical style in Rome. The author rediscovers music for Battista Guarini's last stage work and the first Roman opera, and offers a new explanation for the rise of the Italian chamber cantata.

Recenzje

The editor has discovered a new group of sources; he explains their context, analyses the musical styles, and edits them so that they can be studied and performed. He is sensitive to the difference between notation and performance ... Vol. 2 is a marvellous anthology: 422 closely-packed pages of 164 mostly-unpublished songs and duets.