Author : Thomas Augustine Arne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1755
Category : Cantatas
ISBN : BL:A0023094509
Six Cantatas
Thomas Augustine Arne
Six Cantatas
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Six Cantatas,etc
William Hayes
Author : William Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1748
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023073864
Six Cantatas,etc by William Hayes Pdf
The Solo English Cantatas and Italian Odes of Thomas A. Arne
Paul F. Rice
Author : Paul F. Rice
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781527545052
The Solo English Cantatas and Italian Odes of Thomas A. Arne by Paul F. Rice Pdf
This study examines Thomas Arne’s solo cantatas and Italian odes from musical, literary and social perspectives. Arne composed these works between 1740 and 1774. As such, they provide a means of evaluating the evolving aspects of his musical style throughout his compositional career. The Italian odes have been little-studied, but provide an important gloss on Charles Burney’s comments on Arne’s inability to set the Italian language. Study of the cantata texts that Arne set reveals that they are often pastiches which make use of the words of William Congreve, Alexander Pope, Christopher Smart and others. The resulting process of adaptation and recombination re-contextualizes the borrowed material, resulting in differing emphases and changed meanings. Arne was restricted in his career opportunities because of his Catholic faith. The cantata genre provided Arne with an important creative outlet in the hedonistic atmosphere of the concerts of London’s pleasure gardens.
The Chamber Cantatas of Antonio Vivaldi
Michael Talbot
Author : Michael Talbot
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : 1843832011
The Chamber Cantatas of Antonio Vivaldi by Michael Talbot Pdf
Detailed survey of Vivaldi's unjustly neglected chamber cantatas, showing them to stand comparison with his more famous works. Vivaldi's chamber cantatas for solo voice, some forty in total, are steadily gaining in popularity: but because of their relatively small place in the oeuvre of a composer famed for his productivity, and also on account of the general scholarly neglect of their genre, they are little discussed in the literature. This book comprehensively explores their literary and musical background, their relation to the composer's biography, the chronology of their composition, and their musical qualities. Each cantata is discussed individually, but there is also a broader consideration of aspects concerning them collectively, such as performance practice, topical allusion, and the conventions of Italian verse. The author argues that while Vivalid's cantatas are not as innovative as his concertos and operas, he produced several masterpieces in the genre that rank with his best music. MICHAEL TALBOT is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Liverpool.
Analyzing Bach Cantatas
Eric Chafe
Author : Eric Chafe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-03-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199882977
Analyzing Bach Cantatas by Eric Chafe Pdf
Bach's cantatas are among the highest achievements of Western musical art, yet studies of the individual cantatas that are both illuminating and detailed are few. In this book, noted Bach expert Eric Chafe combines theological, historical, analytical, and interpretive approaches to the cantatas to offer readers and listeners alike the richest possible experience of these works. A respected theorist of seventeenth-century music, Chafe is sensitive to the composer's intentions and to the enduring and universal qualities of the music itself. Concentrating on a small number of representative cantatas, mostly from the Leipzig cycles of 1723-24 and 1724-25, and in particular on Cantata 77, Chafe shows how Bach strove to mirror both the dogma and the mystery of religious experience in musical allegory. Analyzing Bach Cantatas offers valuable information on the theological relevance of the structure of the liturgical year for the design and content of these works, as well as a survey of the theories of modality that inform Bach's compositional style. Chafe demonstrates that, while Bach certainly employed "pictorialism" and word-painting in his compositions, his method of writing music was a more complex amalgam of theological concepts and music theory. Regarding the cantatas as musical allegories that reflect the fundamental tenets of Lutheran theology as established during Bach's lifetime, Chafe synthesizes a number of key musical and theological ideas to illuminate the essential character of these great works. This unique and insightful book offers an essential methodology for understanding one of the central bodies of work in the Western musical canon. It will prove indispensable for all students and scholars of Bach's work, musicology, and theological studies.
The Eighteenth Century French Cantata
David Tunley
Author : David Tunley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Music
ISBN : 0198164394
The Eighteenth Century French Cantata by David Tunley Pdf
This book, first published in 1974, has become the classic study of one of the most popular musical forms in early eighteenth-century France. It not only documents and examines a considerable repertoire for the first time, but it also places the genre in the wider context of both French and Italian baroque musical styles.
The Cantatas of J. S. Bach
Alfred Dürr
Author : Alfred Dürr
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780191058134
The Cantatas of J. S. Bach by Alfred Dürr Pdf
This is the only English translation of this important book by the world's most distinguished Bach scholar. This work is widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the Bach cantatas. It begins with a historical survey of the seventeenth-century background to the cantatas, and performance practice issues. The core of the book is a work-by-work study in which each cantata in turn is represented by its libretto, a synopsis of its movements, and a detailed analytical commentary. This format makes it extremely useful as a reference work for anyone listening to, performing in, or studying any of the Bach cantatas. All the cantata librettos are given in German-English parallel text. For the English edition the text has been carefully revised to bring it up to date, taking account of recent Bach scholarship.
Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach
Hans-Joachim Schulze
Author : Hans-Joachim Schulze
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780252056703
Commentaries on the Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach by Hans-Joachim Schulze Pdf
Internationally recognized Bach authority Hans-Joachim Schulze authored a 225-part series on the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach. In this collection, James A. Brokaw II translates a selection of the essays, illuminating a wide range of biographical and cultural features of Bach’s life and creative milieu. Schulze’s lively and engaging discussions provide a wealth of rewarding insights and perspectives focusing on individual cantatas, their texts, and the questions of chronology and context that attend them. The University of Illinois Press has paired the volume with a special web-based companion overseen by the translator and hosted by the Illinois Open Publishing Network. This online resource includes Brokaw’s translations of all 225 of Schulze’s essays alongside digital tools for searching, sorting, and bundling the commentaries according to date of composition, position within the liturgical church year sequence, and librettist.
Aspects of the Secular Cantata in Late Baroque Italy
Michael Talbot
Author : Michael Talbot
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 0754657949
Aspects of the Secular Cantata in Late Baroque Italy by Michael Talbot Pdf
The contributors in this volume choose aspects of the cantata relevant to their special interests in order to say new things about the works, whether historical, analytical, bibliographical, discographical or performance-based. The prime focus is on Italian-born composers working between 1650 and 1750 and many key figures are considered, among them Tomaso Albinoni, Giovanni Bononcini, Giovanni Legrenzi, Benedetto Marcello, Alessandro Scarlatti, Alessandro Stradella, Leonardo Vinci and Antonio Vivaldi. The book aims to stimulate interest in, and to win converts to, this genre, which in its day equalled the instrumental sonata in importance, and in which more than a few composers invested a major part of their creativity.
The Italian Cantata in Vienna
Lawrence Bennett
Author : Lawrence Bennett
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780253010346
The Italian Cantata in Vienna by Lawrence Bennett Pdf
A history of music for the imperial court “from a professor, choral director, and professional tenor who has studied Viennese cantatas for half a century” (Lowell Lindgren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Lawrence Bennett provides a comprehensive study of the rich repertoire of accompanied vocal chamber music that entertained the imperial family in Vienna and their guests throughout the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The cantata became a form of elite entertainment composed to amuse listeners during banquets or pay homage to members of the royal family during special occasions. Concentrating on Baroque cantatas composed in the Habsburg court, Bennett draws extensively on primary source material to explore the stylistic changes that occurred within the genre in the generations before Haydn and Mozart. “An important book. It deserves to be warmly welcomed not only by scholars but also by performers of Baroque vocal chamber music.” —Early Music “Shed[s] light on an important yet seldom-discussed repertory, written by someone whose expertise is unquestionable.” —Music and Letters “By taking multiple analytical approaches, Bennett establishes an overall understanding while also demonstrating how individual composers approached the genre. . . . Recommended.” —Choice “An important tool for understanding the context in which cantatas were composed and performed, and in which the Hapsburgs’ important music collection . . . was created.” —Notes “A wealth of new information . . . from a scholar who writes clearly and perceptively, and who has devoted decades of attention to the material.” —Steven Saunders, Charles A. Dana Professor of Music, Colby College
The Lively Arts of the London Stage, 1675–1725
Kathryn Lowerre
Author : Kathryn Lowerre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351886512
The Lively Arts of the London Stage, 1675–1725 by Kathryn Lowerre Pdf
Unlike collections of essays which focus on a single century or whose authors are drawn from a single discipline, this collection reflects the myriad performance options available to London audiences, offering readers a composite portrait of the music, drama, and dance productions that characterized this rich period. Just as the performing arts were deeply interrelated, the essays presented here, by scholars from a range of fields, engage in dialogue with others in the volume. The opening section examines a famous series of 1701 performances based on the competition between composers to set William Congreve's masque The Judgment of Paris to music. The essays in the central section (the 'mainpiece') showcase performers and productions on the London stage from a variety of perspectives, including English 'tastes' in art and music, the use of dance, the depiction of madness and masculinity in both spoken and musical performances, and genres and modes in the context of contemporary criticism and theatrical practice. A brief afterpiece looks at comic pieces in relation to satire, parody and homage. By bringing together work by scholars of music, dance, and drama, this cross-disciplinary collection illuminates the interconnecting strands that shaped a vibrant theatrical world.
Six English Cantatas
John Christopher Pepusch
Author : John Christopher Pepusch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1720
Category : Cantatas, Secular
ISBN : BSB:BSB11153861
Six English Cantatas by John Christopher Pepusch Pdf
A History of Baroque Music
George J. Buelow
Author : George J. Buelow
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 0253343658
A History of Baroque Music by George J. Buelow Pdf
"A History of Baroque Music is a detailed treatment of the music of the Baroque era, with particular focus on the seventeenth century. The author's approach is a history of musical style with an emphasis on musical scores. The book is divided initially by time period into early and later Baroque (1600-1700 and 1700-1750 respectively), and secondarily by country and composer. An introductory chapter discusses stylistic continuity with the late Renaissance and examines the etymology of the term "Baroque." The concluding chapter on the composer Telemann addresses the stylistic shift that led to the end of the Baroque and the transition into the Classical period."--Jacket.
The Life and Work of William and Philip Hayes
Simon Heighes
Author : Simon Heighes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135618100
The Life and Work of William and Philip Hayes by Simon Heighes Pdf
First Published in 1996. William and Philip Hayes, father and son, between them occupied the Heather Chair of Music at the University of Oxford for over half a century (1741-97). Although they lived and worked largely outside the mainstream of London's cosmopolitan musical life, their outlook was surprisingly broad. The present study reveals them to have been two of the most important provincial musicians of their age, who as composers contributed to all the main genres of the time except opera.
The Cambridge Companion to Bach
John Butt
Author : John Butt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1997-06-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781107493773
The Cambridge Companion to Bach by John Butt Pdf
The Cambridge Companion to Bach, first published in 1997, goes beyond a basic life-and-works study to provide a late twentieth-century perspective on J. S. Bach the man and composer. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is concerned with the historical context, the society, beliefs and the world-view of Bach's age. The second part discusses the music and Bach's compositional style, while Part Three considers Bach's influence and the performance and reception of his music through the succeeding generations. This Companion benefits from the insights and research of some of the most distinguished Bach scholars, and from it the reader will gain a notion of the diversity of current thought on this great composer.
