Historical Dictionary of Baroque Music
Historical Dictionary of Baroque Music

Author: Joseph P. Swain

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-05-08

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1538151626

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Named a Library Journal Best Reference of 2023 - "Bravo! An invaluable source for scholars and concertgoers.” - Library Journal In the history of the Western musical tradition, the Baroque period traditionally dates from the turn of the 17th century to 1750. The beginning of the period is marked by Italian experiments in composition that attempted to create a new kind of secular musical art based upon principles of Greek drama, quickly leading to the invention of opera. The ending is marked by the death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750 and the completion of George Frideric Handel’s last English oratorio, Jephtha, the following year. The Historical Dictionary of Baroque Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 500 cross-referenced entries on composers, instruments, cities, and technical terms. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about baroque music.

Baroque Music in Focus
Baroque Music in Focus

Author: Hugh Benham

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 9781906178130

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This book defines Baroque music simply and concisely and sets it in context, explaining how it began, developed and influenced later musicians.

Baroque Music
Baroque Music

Author: Victor Rangel-Ribeiro

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-11-16

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0486805069

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This clear, accessible approach to the standard repertoire offers professional and amateur musicians practical advice for performing the music of Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, and other composers of the Baroque era.

Music in the Baroque Era - From Monteverdi to Bach
Music in the Baroque Era - From Monteverdi to Bach

Author: Manfred F. Bukofzer

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 763

ISBN-13: 1447496787

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This vintage book contains a comprehensive treatise of Baroque music. It was written for the music student and music lover, with the aim of acquainting them with this great period of music history and helping them to gain a historical understanding of music without which baroque music cannot be fully appreciated and enjoyed. Written in simple, plain language and full of fascinating information about baroque music, this text will appeal to those interested in music but who have little previous knowledge of baroque, and it would make for a most worthy addition to collections of music-related literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Early Baroque in Italy'; 'The Beginnings of the Concertato Style: Gabrieli'; 'The Phases of Baroque Music'; 'Tradition and progress in Sacred Music'; 'The Netherlands School and Its English Background', et cetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

The Ornamentation of Baroque Music
The Ornamentation of Baroque Music

Author: Manfredo Zimmermann

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-07-05

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 3739231971

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Everything you want to know about embellishing Music of the Baroque Era is taught systematically and well-founded here: from the different "essential ornaments" such as trill, mordent, appoggiatura, slide, etc. up to the free melodic ornaments, cadenzas and improvised grounds. In addition, you will find valuable information, tips, constructive exercises, historical examples and much more. Exclusively you get a live recorded harpsichord-basso continuo accompaniment for all exercises, which supports you harmonically and rhythmically. For pupils, students, amateurs and professional musicians

Baroque Music
Baroque Music

Author: Robert Donington

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780393300529

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The fruit of a lifetime's research into baroque performing practice.

Source Readings in Music History
Source Readings in Music History

Author: William Oliver Strunk

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 1584

ISBN-13: 9780393037524

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The definitive collection of great writings on music from ancient Greece through the twentieth century.

An Index to Music in Selected Historical Anthologies of Western Art Music, Part 1
An Index to Music in Selected Historical Anthologies of Western Art Music, Part 1

Author: Mara Parker

Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.

Published: 2019-01-01

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0895798743

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An Index to Music in Selected Historical Anthologies of Western Art Music is the essential reference for music history and music theory instructors for finding specific listings and details for all the pieces included in more than 140 anthologies published between 1931 and 2016. Containing over 5,000 individual listings, this concise book is an indispensable tool for teaching music history and theory. Since many anthologies exist in multiple editions, this Index provides instructors, students, and researches with the means to locate specific compositions in both print and online anthologies. This book includes listings by composer and title, as well as indexes of authors, titles, and first lines of text for music from antiquity through the early twenty-first century.