Dance and instrumental diferencias in Spain during the 17th and early 18th centuries / by Maurice Esses.

Author/creator Esses, Maurice
Format Book
Publication InfoStuyvesant, NY : Pendragon Press, ©1992-©1994.
Description3 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Dance--Spain. --History. --17th century.
Dance--Spain. --History. --18th century.
Dance music--Spain. --17th century. --History and criticism.
Dance music--Spain. --18th century. --History and criticism.

SeriesDance and music series, 1062-4066 ; no. 2
Dance and music series ; no. 2. ^A220834
Contents v. 1. History and background, music and dance -- v. 2. Musical transcriptions -- v. 3. The notes in Spanish and other languages from the sources.
Contents v. 1. Part I. The historical and musical context. Dance and variation -- Spain and western Europe. History and culture ; The Iberian peninsula ; The Spanish Netherlands ; Italy ; Austria ; France -- The musical environment in Spain. The lack of aristocratic patronage ; Sacred vocal music ; Instrumental music -- Publishing and music printing in Spain. Forms of censorship ; Financial obstacles ; Individual publishers and printing technology ; Delays and failures -- Part II. The instrumental sources. Five-course guitar. The guitar in Spain ; Sources of dances and diferencias ; Other sources ; Temperament and tuning ; Rasgueado notation ; Punteado notation -- Harp. The harp in Spain ; Sources of dances and diferencias ; Lost sources ; The structure of the instrument ; Temperament and tuning ; Tablature notation -- Keyboard. The keyboard in Spain ; Sources of dances and diferencias ; Temperament and tuning ; Tablature notation ; Staff notation ; Ornaments -- Other instruments. Introduction ; Vihuela (de mano) ; Bandurria ; Violin ; Unspecified instruments -- Part III. The dance. The uses of dance in Spain. Danza and baile ; Dancing by the aristocracy ; Dancing during sacred and secular fiestas especially by the lower classes ; Dancing by professionals in theatrical works ; Dancing inside and around churches, especially by choirboys -- Choreographic sources and styles. Problems of reconstruction ; Dancing by the aristocracy during the late 16th and 17th centuries ; Dancing by the aristocracy during the 18th century ; Dancing by the lower classes -- Dancing masters. Royal dancing masters ; Dancing masters for the upper classes ; Dancing masters for corpus Christi performances ; Dancing masters for choirboys -- Attitudes towards dances and dance music. Dances of the aristocracy ; Dances of the lower classes ; Dance music in the writings of theorists -- Dance-names and musical models. Nomenclature ; Dance-song ; The old procedure: cantus firmus ; The new procedure: harmonic-metric scheme ; Variation techniques -- Part IV. The individual dance-types -- Part V. Bibliography.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 90006935
ISBN0945193084 (v. 1)
ISBN9780945193081 (v. 1)
ISBN094519353X (v. 2)
ISBN9780945193531 (v. 2)
ISBN0945193548 (v. 3)
ISBN9780945193548 (v. 3)

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk GV1673 .E87 1992 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold