The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Music

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Editor's preface Simon P. Keefe
Prelude:
1. The musical map of Europe c.1700 STEPHEN ROSE
Part I. Music for the Church:
2. Catholic church music in Italy, and the Spanish and Portuguese Empires PAUL R. LAIRD
3. Catholic sacred music in Austria JEN-YEN CHEN
4. Catholic church music in France JEAN-PAUL C. MONTAGNIER
5. Lutheran church music STEPHEN ROSE
6. Protestant church music in England and America CHARLES E. BREWER
Interlude
7. Listening, thinking and writing DAVID SCHROEDER
Part II. Music for the Theatre:
8. Italian opera in the eighteenth century MARGARET R. BUTLER
9. Opera in Paris from Campra to Rameau LOIS ROSOW
10. An instinct for parody and a spirit for revolution: Parisian opera, 1752–1800 MICHAEL FEND
11. German opera from Richard Keiser to Peter Winter CLAUDIA MAURER ZENCK, translated by Anke Caton and Simon P. Keefe
12. The lure of aria, procession and spectacle: opera in eighteenth-century London MICHAEL BURDEN
13. Music theatre in Spain RAINER KLEINERTZ
14. Opera in Sweden GREGER ANDERSSON
Interlude
15. Performance in the eighteenth century JOHN IRVING
Part III. Music for the Salon and Concert Room:
16. Keyboard music from Couperin to early Beethoven ROHAN STEWART-MACDONALD
17. The Serenata in the eighteenth century STEFANIE TCHAROS
18. Private music in public spheres: chamber cantata and song BERTA JONCUS
19. Handel and English oratorio EVA ZÖLLNER
20. The Overture-Suite, Concerto Grosso and Harmoniemusik in the eighteenth century STEVEN ZOHN
21. Concerto of the individual SIMON MCVEIGH
22. Eighteenth-century symphonies: an unfinished dialogue RICHARD WILL
23. The string quartet CLIFF EISEN
Postlude:
24. Across the divide: currents of musical thought in Europe, c.1790–1810 SIMON P. KEEFE
Appendix 1: Personalia DAVID BLACK
Appendix 2: Chronology DAVID BLACK
Appendix 3: Institutions in major European cities DAVID BLACK.

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