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North German church music in the age of Buxtehude / Geoffrey Webber.

Author/creator Webber, Geoffrey
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoOxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Descriptionviii, 236 pages : map, music ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Oxford monographs on music
Oxford monographs on music. ^A256395
Contents Music in religious thought and education -- Music in the Lutheran liturgy -- The influence of Italian music -- Town and court musicians : the composer in context -- Texts -- Scoring and structure -- Compositional techniques -- Compositional styles -- Performance practice.
Abstract Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707) was the greatest figure in the history of German music between Schutz and Bach. His church music is performed today, yet that of his North German contemporaries (such as Matthias Weckmann, Christoph Bernhard, Nicolaus Bruhns, and Johann Meder) has received comparatively little attention. This book, taking its lead from Jerome Roche's illuminating study North Italian Church Music in the Age of Monteverdi (OUP, 1984), presents an overview of the North German church music of Buxtehude's lifetime, much of which remains unavailable in modern editions. It challenges widely-held beliefs about the nature and development of the repertory, and of the place held by Buxtehude within it. The picture that emerges is of a repertory that is far more beholden to Italian influence than has previously been appreciated, and one that is not dominated by any single figure.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index.
LCCN 95035104
ISBN019816212X

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML2929 .W43 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold