Francois Couperin and the French classical tradition /
Mellers, Wilfrid, 1914-2008
Francois Couperin and the French classical tradition / Wilfrid Mellers. - New and revised edition. - xvi, 526 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography: (pages 505-513) and indexes.
The life -- Values and standards in the grand siecle -- Taste during the grand siecle -- Music, the court and the theatre -- The organ masses -- The two-violin sonatas -- The secular vocal works -- The church music -- The clavecin works -- The Concerts royaux and Suites for viols -- Chronology, influence and conclusions -- Couperin's theoretical work, with comments on rhythm, ornamentation and phrasing -- Couperin's resources and his use of them (with notes on the modern performance of his work)
0571139833 (hardback)
Couperin, François, 1668-1733
Composers--France--Biography
780.92 COU
Francois Couperin and the French classical tradition / Wilfrid Mellers. - New and revised edition. - xvi, 526 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography: (pages 505-513) and indexes.
The life -- Values and standards in the grand siecle -- Taste during the grand siecle -- Music, the court and the theatre -- The organ masses -- The two-violin sonatas -- The secular vocal works -- The church music -- The clavecin works -- The Concerts royaux and Suites for viols -- Chronology, influence and conclusions -- Couperin's theoretical work, with comments on rhythm, ornamentation and phrasing -- Couperin's resources and his use of them (with notes on the modern performance of his work)
0571139833 (hardback)
Couperin, François, 1668-1733
Composers--France--Biography
780.92 COU