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Polymath of the baroque : Agostino Steffani and his music / Colin Timms.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Timms, Colin, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Steffani, Agostino, 1654-1728.
- Steffani, Agostino.
- Composers--Italy--Biography.
- Composers.
- Local Subjects:
- Steffani, Agostino, 1654-1728.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Composer, diplomat, and bishop - Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) was one of the most remarkable figures in late-17th and early-18th century Europe. This book discusses all the periods and facets of Agostino Steffani's extraordinary career and examines his entire output of musical works.
- Contents:
- The life. Castelfranco and Padua 1654-1667 ; Munich 1667-1688 ; Hanover 1688-1703 ; Düsseldorf 1703-1709 ; Apostolic Vicar of North Germany 1709-1728
- The music. The sacred works ; The operas, I : general survey ; The operas, II : case-studies ; The chamber music ; Conclusion: personality and achievement.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2003.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-406) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-772886-3
- 1-280-50223-1
- 1-4237-6290-8
- 0-19-534827-3
- 1-4337-0088-3
- OCLC:
- 65216580
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