Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) - Part 1: Life and Works; Part 2: Thematic Catalogue

Zusatztext we must be grateful to Enrico Careri not only for several articles but also for turning his doctoral dissertation ... into a useful and readable book. Zusammenfassung Provides a comprehensive account of the composer, Francesco Geminiani, who dominated the English musical scene in the first half of the 18th century alongside Handel. This first of two volumes traces his life and analyzes his critical reception, both contemporary and modern.

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• Authors: Enrico Careri, Enrico (Post-Doctoral Fellow Careri, Careri Enrico
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.1993
• EAN: 9780198163008
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816300-8
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Biography: arts & entertainment, baroque, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)