Purcell

Zusatztext Holman always balances concerns of theory and practice in his musical comments while bringing to bear a mass of curious detail from the cultural background of the day Klappentext This book! the first general survey of Purcell's music in a generation! is published to coincide with the tercentenary of his death. It is the first book to explore in detail the historical context of Purcell's music! dealing fully with the institutions he worked for! the origin and development of the various genres to which he contributed! and the sources of his music. In the process! a new picture of Purcell's creative personality emerges: a composer obsessed with formal counterpoint! extraordinarily well-versed in English music of the previous century! yet eager to embrace up-to-date features of the Italian style in the 1680s. Zusammenfassung This is the first general survey of Purcell's music for a generation, and is published to coincide with the 300th anniversary of Purcell's death.

Product details

• Authors: Holman, Peter Holman, Professor Peter Holman
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1994
• EAN: 9780198163411
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816341-1
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Oxford Studies of Composers; Oxford Studies of Composers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; England, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Opera, baroque, Individual artists, art monographs, Composers and songwriters, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750), Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music