| Description |
ix, 701 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 631-663) and index. |
| Contents |
The Baroque in the seventeenth century. The Renaissance in transition : origins of new musical concepts ; Baroque innovations in Italy to circa 1640 ; Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) ; The Baroque in Italy from circa 1640 to circa 1700 ; Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) and Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) ; The Baroque in France ; Sacred music in northern and southern Europe and Austria in the seventeenth century ; Secular music in northern and southern Europe in the seventeenth century ; Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672) ; English music during the Stuart reign, the Commonwealth, and the Restoration ; Henry Purcell (1659-1695) ; Spain, Portugal, and Latin America / Rui Vieira Nery ; Baroque music in eastern Europe -- The Baroque in transition. Music in Italy ; Opera at Hamburg, Dresden, and Vienna ; George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) ; Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) ; Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). |
| Subject |
Music -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0253343658 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780253343659 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 257318003 |
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YDXCP 2053268 |
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