This 1984 collection of essays brings together the research on Johann Mattheson (1681 1764), an influential musician and chronicler of musical thought in eighteenth-century Germany. The essays explore the cultural climate of Hamburg during Mattheson's lifetime; Mattheson as a composer; Mattheson's relationship to his contemporaries; and Mattheson's influence on developing musical theories and aesthetics."
This 1984 collection of essays brings together the research on Johann Mattheson (1681 1764), an influential musician and chronicler of musical thought...