Francesco Geminiani, 1687-1762 / Enrico Careri.
| Author/creator |
Careri, Enrico |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description | xi, 300 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, music, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Part 1. Life and works. Lucca, Rome, Naples 1687-1714 -- The first London period 1714-1732 -- London, Paris, Dublin 1732-1762 -- Critical reception: contemporary and modern -- The concertos -- The sonatas -- The Inchanted Forrest -- Reworkings and transcriptions -- The treatises -- The vocal music -- Appendix. The reviews of La Forest Enchantee -- Part 2. Thematic catalogue. Instrumental music -- Treatises -- Vocal music -- Manuscripts. |
| Abstract | Although Francesco Geminiani is a relatively well-known composer whose name is frequently cited in studies of baroque music, his biography and works have been relatively little researched. His music was often analyzed without due reference to biographical and historical background, and his multifarious activities as violinist, composer, theorist, and small-scale entrepreneur were never considered in their full interrelationship. This volume attempts to provide a comprehensive account of a composer who in the first half of the eighteenth century dominated the English musical scene alongside Handel. The book traces Geminiani's life and career from his birth in Lucca in December 1687 to his activities in three centers: London, Paris, and Dublin. After analyzing the critical reception to Geminiani, both contemporary and modern, Careri examines his compositions by genre, illustrating his remarks with thirty-nine music examples, some presented in facsimile. The book also includes a complete thematic catalogue with music incipits, containing details of primary sources, reworkings and transcriptions, and modern editions. |
| General note | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Liverpool, 1990). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-220) and index. |
| LCCN | 92041355 |
| ISBN | 0198163002 |
| ISBN | 0198163797 (set : cloth) |
| ISBN | 0198163010 (v. 2 : cloth) : |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML410.G26 C3 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.G26 C3 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |