The Italian cantata in Vienna : entertainment in the age of absolutism / Lawrence Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Lawrence, 1940-

Series:

Publications of the Early Music Institute.

Publications of the Early Music Institute

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cantatas--Austria--Vienna--17th century--History and criticism.

Cantatas.

Cantatas--Austria--Vienna--18th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 17th and early 18th 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 an

Contents:

The cantata in Vienna, 1658-1700. The political and cultural milieu ; The composers ; Repertoire and sources ; Text and music

The cantata in Vienna, 1700-1711. The political and cultural milieu ; The composers ; Repertoire and sources ; Style overview ; Aspects of form ; Melody, harmony, and rhythm ; The relationship of text and music.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 9, 2013).

ISBN:

9780253010346

0253010349

OCLC:

860711836