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In This Comprehensive Introduction To The Music Of The Baroque, Professor Hill Illuminates The Culture, Religion, And Political History Of The Era, Along With Its Most Enduring Musical Compositions. Works Singled Out For In-depth Analysis Include Those From The Standard Western European Repertoire Along With Works From Spain, Portugal, And The New World. With Its Unparalleled Breadth And Level Of Detail, Baroque Music Is An Ideal Text For Courses In Music History And Literature. Professor Hill Approaches His Subject From Several Perspectives: As A Social Historian, Cultural Anthropologist, Musicologist, And Storyteller. His Descriptions Of The Cultural, Social, And Political Forces Shaping This Dynamic Period Give Readers An Essential Context For The Musical Innovations That Were Being Made.--jacket. Monarchy, Religion And The Rhetoric Of The Arts -- The Birth Of Opera, Monody And The Concerted Madrigal -- New Genres Of Instrumental Music -- Church Music In Italy 1600-1650 -- Stage, Instrumental, And Church Music In France To 1650 -- Music In The Empire Through The Thirty Years' War -- Music In England Under The First Stuart Kings And Commonwealth -- The Diffusion Of New Vocal Genr

Author

Hill, John Walter, 1942-

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393978018

Subjects

Music, Arts