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Polymath of the baroque : Agostino Steffani and his music
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Polymath of the baroque : Agostino Steffani and his music

Author: Colin Timms
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Composer, diplomat, and bishop - Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) was one of the most remarkable figures in late-17th and early-18th century Europe. This book discusses all the periods and facets of  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Biography
Biographies
Named Person: Agostino Steffani; Agostino Steffani; Agostino Steffani; Agostino Steffani; Steffani, Agostino <1654-1728> - Critique et interprétation.
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Colin Timms
ISBN: 0195154738 9780195154733
OCLC Number: 49750821
Description: xviii, 422 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The life. Castelfranco and Padua 1654-1667 ; Munich 1667-1688 ; Hanover 1688-1703 ; Düsseldorf 1703-1709 ; Apostolic Vicar of North Germany 1709-1728 --
The music. The sacred works ; The operas, I : general survey ; The operas, II : case-studies ; The chamber music ; Conclusion: personality and achievement.
Responsibility: Colin Timms.
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This impressive study is as entertaining as it is informative, both for music specialists and for vistors from other disciplines...Steffani's life is fascinating, and very well told by Timms. TLS

 
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