Music in the Baroque World

History, Culture, and Performance

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference
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Author: Susan Lewis Hammond ISBN: 9781135017255
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 15, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Susan Lewis Hammond
ISBN: 9781135017255
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 15, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Music in the Baroque World: History, Culture, Performance offers an interdisciplinary study of the music of Europe and the Americas in the seventeenth and first half of the eighteenth centuries. It answers calls for an approach that balances culture, history, and musical analysis, with an emphasis on performance considerations such as notation, instruments, and performance techniques. It situates musical events in their intellectual, social, religious, and political contexts and enables in-depth discussion and critical analysis. The companion web site provide links to scores and audio/visual performances, making this a complete course for the study of Baroque music.

Features

  • An interdisciplinary approach that balances detailed analysis of specific pieces of music and broader historical overview and relevance

    A selection of historical documents at the end of each chapter that position musical works and events in their cultural context

    Extensive musical examples that show the melodic, textural, harmonic, or structural features of baroque music and enhance the utility of the textbook for undergraduate and graduate music majors

    A global perspective with a chapter on Music in the Americas

    A companion score anthology and website with links to audio/video content of key performances and research and writing guides

Music in the Baroque World: History, Culture, Performance tells stories of local traditions, cultural exchange, performance trends, and artistic mixing. It illuminates representative works through the lens of politics, visual arts, theology, print culture, gender, domesticity, commerce, and cultural influence and exchange.

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Music in the Baroque World: History, Culture, Performance offers an interdisciplinary study of the music of Europe and the Americas in the seventeenth and first half of the eighteenth centuries. It answers calls for an approach that balances culture, history, and musical analysis, with an emphasis on performance considerations such as notation, instruments, and performance techniques. It situates musical events in their intellectual, social, religious, and political contexts and enables in-depth discussion and critical analysis. The companion web site provide links to scores and audio/visual performances, making this a complete course for the study of Baroque music.

Features

Music in the Baroque World: History, Culture, Performance tells stories of local traditions, cultural exchange, performance trends, and artistic mixing. It illuminates representative works through the lens of politics, visual arts, theology, print culture, gender, domesticity, commerce, and cultural influence and exchange.

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