Divining the oracle : Monteverdi's seconda prattica / Massimo Ossi.

Author/creator Ossi, Massimo Michele
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Descriptionxviii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643--Criticism and interpretation.
Music theory--History. --17th century.

Contents Prologue: Divining the oracle -- The public debate, I: Prima and seconda prattica -- Toward a new conception of the madrigal book: aspects of large-scale organization in the fourth and fifth books -- The canzonetta -- The blurring of genres in individual madrigals -- The public debate, II: The philosopher's seconda prattica -- The genere concitato -- Epilogue: Monteverdi as "modernist."
Abstract This book delves into the most significant aspect of Monteverdi's career: the development, during the first years of the seventeenth century, of a new compositional style he called the seconda prattica or "second manner." The principles of the seconda prattica, the author argues in this sophisticated analysis of Monteverdi's writings, music, and approaches to text-setting, were in fact much more significant to the course of Monteverdi's career than previously thought by modern scholars--not only did Monteverdi continue to pursue their aesthetic and theoretical implications for the rest of his life, but they also affected his dramatic compositions as well as his chamber vocal music and sacred works. The author "divines the oracle" of Monteverdi's ambiguous theoretical concepts in a clear way both in terms of text and in that of pure music; his book will enhance our understanding of Monteverdi as one of the most significant figures in western music history.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 265-272) and index.
LCCN 2002153733
ISBN0226638839 (alk. paper)

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Music Music Stacks ML410.M77 O78 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks ML410.M77 O78 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold