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French baroque music : from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau / James R. Anthony.

By: Anthony, James R [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Portland, Ore. : Amadeus Press, [1997]Copyright date: ©1997Edition: Revised and expanded edition.Description: 586 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1574670212 (hardback).Subject(s): Music -- France -- History and criticism -- 16th century | Music -- France -- 17th century -- History and criticism | Music -- France -- 18th century -- History and criticismDDC classification: 780.944
Contents:
Part one: Stage music. Ballet de Cour I: from Beaujoyeulz to Lully -- Ballet de Cour II: the period of Lully -- Italian opera in Europe -- The comédie-ballet and related genres -- The pastorale -- Tragédie en musique I: dramatic organization and vocal music -- Tragédie en musique II: instrumental music and the dance -- Tragédie en musique III: from Lully to Rameau -- The Opéra-ballet -- From Divertissement to Opéra comique -- Part Two: Religious music. From Du Caurroy to Du Mont -- THe motet: from Du Mont to Delalande -- The motet in the eighteenth century -- Mass and oratorio: the domain of Marc-Antoine Charpentier -- Part three: Music for the lute, guitar, and keyboard instruments. The lute and guitar -- The harpsichord -- Organ music of the Grand siècle -- Part four: Instrumental ensemble and solo music. Instrumental ensemble and orchestral music of the seventeenth century -- Instrumental ensemble and orchestral music of the eighteenth century -- The sonata and suite for solo instruments -- Part five: Vocal chamber music. The Air de cour and related genres -- The Cantate Françoise -- Epilogue: thoughts on the performance of French Baroque music.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 780.944 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out CIT Module MUSC 7008 08/02/2024 00214323
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

First published in 1974, this landmark work quickly established itself as the definitive study of French music from 1581 to 1733, a period that included masters such as Marin Marais, Lully, Couperin, and Rameau. This expanded edition includes a bibliography of more than 1,300 works.

Bibliography: (pages 455-524) and index.

Part one: Stage music. Ballet de Cour I: from Beaujoyeulz to Lully -- Ballet de Cour II: the period of Lully -- Italian opera in Europe -- The comédie-ballet and related genres -- The pastorale -- Tragédie en musique I: dramatic organization and vocal music -- Tragédie en musique II: instrumental music and the dance -- Tragédie en musique III: from Lully to Rameau -- The Opéra-ballet -- From Divertissement to Opéra comique -- Part Two: Religious music. From Du Caurroy to Du Mont -- THe motet: from Du Mont to Delalande -- The motet in the eighteenth century -- Mass and oratorio: the domain of Marc-Antoine Charpentier -- Part three: Music for the lute, guitar, and keyboard instruments. The lute and guitar -- The harpsichord -- Organ music of the Grand siècle -- Part four: Instrumental ensemble and solo music. Instrumental ensemble and orchestral music of the seventeenth century -- Instrumental ensemble and orchestral music of the eighteenth century -- The sonata and suite for solo instruments -- Part five: Vocal chamber music. The Air de cour and related genres -- The Cantate Françoise -- Epilogue: thoughts on the performance of French Baroque music.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Library Journal Review

Happily for aficionados of French music of the 17th and 18th centuries, Anthony has revised and expanded his 1974 classic. Incorporating much of the recent voluminous scholarship on this subject, he has added nearly 100 pages of text and 800 new bibliographic entries. The format remains the same; the book is still genre-based, beginning with stage music and then proceeding to religious music, two chapters on instrumental music, and a concluding chapter on vocal chamber music. The musical examples scattered throughout have not increased in number from the earlier edition, which is unfortunate because some of the new material could benefit from illustration. A few sections, such as the ones on solo viol repertory and unmeasured keyboard preludes, seem comparatively skimpy. These quibbles aside, the book is still is excellent encyclopedic source and is essential for all major music collections.‘Larry A. Lipkis, Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, Pa. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

CHOICE Review

This excellent book is the most complete single-volume study in English of French baroque music. Anthony does a fine job of placing the music of the period within its political, economic, and social contexts. Especially useful are the author's discussions of music in the court of Louis XIV, the development of the French academic system in the arts, and the dominance of Lully in the field of opera. The author also does a commendable job of clarifying the oftentimes confusing distinctions among the various types of French baroque opera and ballet. Additionally, the chapters on religious music and vocal chamber music provide in-depth examinations of musical genres that have received little attention in other studies of French baroque music (e.g., Jean-Baptiste Lully and the Music of the French Baroque, ed. by John Hajdu Heyer, 1989; The New Grove French Baroque Masters, ed. by Stanley Sadie, 1986; Robert Isherwood's Music in the Service of the King, CH, Jun'73). Tremendous bibliography, index, appendixes, musical examples, illustrations. All academic collections. W. E. Grim; Worcester State College

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