The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music
Part of The Cambridge History of Music
- Editors:
- Tim Carter, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- John Butt, University of Glasgow
- Date Published: November 2014
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107681057
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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.
Read more- Comprehensive coverage of seventeenth-century music by experts in the field
- A rich multidisciplinary approach that relates music of this era to a large number of cultural currents
- Contains a separate chronology and dictionary-style entries on individuals, places and institutions
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"Each of the essays delivers on the book's promise of a strong emphasis on the institutions, cultures, and politics of the age." -- Choice
See more reviews"The editors...ahould be commended for constructing such a thorough and such an interesting work. I most highly recommend this volume to all musicologists, students, general historians and all persons interested in the development of music. It is a must for all libraries." -- American Reference Books Annual
"This History contains an incredible amount of information concerning all aspects of music in that period." --Opera Journal
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- Date Published: November 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107681057
- length: 614 pages
- dimensions: 227 x 152 x 27 mm
- weight: 0.98kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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