Companion to baroque music / Compiled and edited by Julie Anne Sadie ; foreword by Christopher Hogwood.
| Other author | Sadie, Julie Anne. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Schirmer Books, 1991. |
| Description | xviii, 549 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, music ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Places and people. Italy. An Italian overview / Michael Talbot ; Biographical dictionary. Piedmont-Savory ; Lombardy ; Mantua ; Venice ; Modena-Reggio ; Tuscany ; The Papal states. Bologna-Ferrara ; Rome -- Naples ; Sicily ; Itinerant musicians / Julie Anne Sadie -- France. Paris and its Environs / Julie Anne Sadie ; Biographical dictionary. Paris and Versailles ; The provinces / Julie Anne Sadie -- Northern Europe. German courtes and cities / Geoffrey Webber ; Biographical dictionary. North Germany. Berlin ; Hamburg -- Scandinavia ; Poland ; Saxony and Thuringia. Dresden ; Leipzig -- West Germany and the Rhineland ; Middle Germany ; Itinerant musicians / Julie Anne Sadie -- Central Europe. The Austro-German courts / Susan Wollenberg ; Biographical dictionary. South Germany. Munich -- Salzburg ; Austro-Hungary. Vienna / Julie Anne Sadie -- The British isles. Private and public music / Peter Holman ; Biographical dictionary. London ; The provinces / Julie Anne Sadie -- The low countires. The Netherlanders / Albert Dunning ; Biographical dictionary. The united provinces ; The south Netherlands / Julie Anne Sadie -- The Iberian peninsula and its new world colonies. The Spanish and Portugese heritage / Louise K. Stein ; Biographical dictionary. Spain ; Portugal ; The new world / Julie Anne Sadie -- Baroque forces and forms. Voices / Nigel Rogers ; Instruments / Jeremy Montagu ; Forms and genres / Sandra Mangsen -- Performing practice issues. National styles / Howard Schott ; Ornamentation / David Fuller ; The idea of authenticity / Stanley Sadie. |
| Abstract | This book is an illuminating survey of musical life in Europe and the New World from 1600 to 1750. With informative essays on the social, national, geographical, and cultural contexts of the music and musicians of the period by such internationally known scholars as Peter Holman, Louise Stein, Michael Talbot, Julie Anne Sadie, Stanley Sadie, and David Fuller, the Companion offers a fresh perspective on the musical styles and performance practices of the Baroque era. |
| General note | Originally published: London : J.M. Dent, 1990. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-509) and index. |
| LCCN | 91027758 |
| ISBN | 0028722752 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML193 .C56 1991 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |