Aspects of the Secular Cantata in Late Baroque Italy Tapa dura - 2009

Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Black cloth with dust wrapper. Music scores in text. As shown by the ever-increasing volume of recordings, editions and performances of the vast repertory of secular cantatas for solo voice produced, primarily in Italy, in the second half of the seventeenth century and the first half of the eighteenth century, this long neglected genre has at last 'come of age'. However, scholarly interest is currently lagging behind musical practice: incredibly, there has been no general study of the Baroque cantata since Eugen Schmitz's handbook of 1914, and although many academic theses have examined microscopically the cantatas of individual composers, there has been little opportunity to view these against the broader canvas of the genre as a whole. The contributors in this volume choose aspects of the cantata relevant to their special interests in order to say new things about the works,… Leer más

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; There has been no study of the Baroque cantata since Eugen Schmitz's handbook of 1914, and although many academic theses have examined the cantatas of individual composers, there has been little opportunity to view these against the bro

Ashgate Pub Co, 2009. Hardcover. New. 278 pages. 9.53x6.50x1.34 inches.