Orchestra of the Cappella Reale, Naples, 17501800

This Element describes the history of the Neapolitan Cappella Reale in the second half of the eighteenth century. It is based on primary sources, reconstructing the entire personnel of the ensemble, recovering unstudied contractual agreements, offering details about the personnel while also examining the original music of the orchestra.

List of contents

1. History, context, and Neapolitan court life; 2. Operations, organizational structure, formation, and personnel; 3. Maestri-operisti/maestri-strumentisti; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony R. DelDonna, Anthony R. (Georgetown University) Deldonna
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009551083
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0955108-3
• No. of pages: 114
• Series: Elements in Music and Musicians 1750-1850
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Music, History: specific events & topics, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / General, Naples, Italy, c 1800 to c 1900, History of Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, C 1700 To C 1800, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, Western "classical" music