French baroque music : from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau / James R. Anthony.
By: Anthony, James R [author].
Material type: BookPublisher: 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: 780.944Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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 |
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.