The Cambridge companion to Monteverdi / edited by John Whenham, Richard Wistreich.

Other author Whenham, John, editor.
Other author Wistreich, Richard, editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxxi, 358 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Cambridge Companions
Subjects
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643--Criticism and interpretation.

SeriesCambridge companions to music
Cambridge companions to music. ^A371619
Contents Chronology -- Approaching Monteverdi: his cultures and ours / Anthony Pryer -- Musical sources / Tim Carter -- A model musical education: Monteverdi's early works ; Intermedio I: 'Ecco mormorar l'onde' (1590) / Geoffrey Chew -- Monteverdi at Mantua, 1590-1612 / Roger Bowers -- Spaces for music in late Renaissance Mantua / Paola Besutti -- The Mantuan madrigals and Scherzi musicali ; Intermedio II: 'Ahi, come a un vago sol cortese giro' (1605) / Massimo Ossi -- Orfeo (1607) / Joachim Steinheuer -- The Mantuan sacred music ; Intermedio III: 'Laetatus sum' (1610) / Jeffrey Kurtzman -- Music in Monteverdi's Venice / Iain Fenlon -- The Venetian secular music ; Intermedio IV: Lamento della ninfa (1638) / Tim Carter -- The Venetian sacred music ; Intermedio V: Magnificat SV 281 (1641) / John Whenham -- Monteverdi's late operas ; Intermedio VI: Il ritorno d'Ulisse (1640), Act V, scene 10 / Ellen Rosand -- Monteverdi studies and 'new' musicologies / Suzanne G. Cusick -- Monteverdi in performance / Richard Wistreich -- Selected discography / compiled by Richard Wistreich -- The works of Monteverdi: catalogue and index / compiled by John Whenham.
Abstract Claudio Monteverdi is one of the most important figures of 'early' music, a composer whose music speaks powerfully and directly to modern audiences. This book provides an up-to-date and authoritative treatment of Monteverdi and his music, complementing Paolo Fabbri's standard biography of the composer. Written by leading specialists in the field, it is aimed at students, performers and music-lovers in general and adds significantly to our understanding of Monteverdi's music, his life, and the contexts in which he worked. Chapters offering overviews of his output of sacred, secular and dramatic music are complemented by 'intermedi', in which contributors examine individual works, or sections of works in detail. The book draws extensively on Monteverdi's letters and includes a select discography/videography and a complete list of Monteverdi's works together with an index of first lines and titles.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 299-309), discography (pages 310-313), and index.
LCCN 2008574990
ISBN9780521875257 (hbk.)
ISBN0521875250 (hbk.)
ISBN9780521697989 (pbk.)
ISBN0521697980 (pbk.)

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Music Music Stacks ML410.M77 C34 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold