The Cambridge history of seventeenth-century music
While this history does not depart entirely from the traditional study of musical works and their composers, there is a strong emphasis on the institutions, cultures & politics of the age, together with an interrogation of the ways in which music related to contemporary arts, sciences & beliefs
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xxvii, 591 pages ; 24 cm.
9780521792738, 9781107681057, 9780511469121, 9781139053860, 0521792738, 1107681057, 0511469128, 1139053868
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| 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. |
English
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