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Seventeenth-Century Music Insights by Marcia Kaiser is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides an introduction and overview to the book "Music in the Seventeenth Century" by Lorenzo Bianconi. It discusses the perspective taken in the book of an unawareness of music beyond Italy in the 17th century. It also briefly discusses the importance of instrumental music and innovations in the early decades of the 17th century including the rise of basso continuo, solo vocal music with instrumental accompaniment, and the birth of opera. The document emphasizes that these were natural prog
- Author
- Marcia Kaiser
- Language
- EN