Palestrina and the German Romantic Imagination - Interpreting Historicism in Nineteenth-Century Music

Explores the revival of sixteenth-century music in nineteenth-century Germany, focusing on the reception of Palestrina.

Table des matières

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Historicism in nineteenth-century art, aesthetics and culture; 2. Romanticism and the problem of church music; 3. The Protestant Palestrina revival; 4. The Catholic Palestrina Revival; 5. Palestrina in the concert hall; 6. Interpreting the secondary discourse of nineteenth-century music; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

A propos de l'auteur

James Garratt is a lecturer in music at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, specialising in nineteenth-century German music, aesthetics and culture. He is also active as a choral conductor.

Résumé

James Garratt explores the revival of sixteenth-century music in nineteenth-century Germany, focusing on the reception of Palestrina by critics, historians, performers and composers. This book will interest scholars, students and devotees of nineteenth-century music, and those interested in nineteenth-century culture, art, architecture, literature and aesthetics, and the early music revival.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: James Garratt
• Collaboration: John Butt (Editeur), Laurence Dreyfus (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 21.07.2014
• EAN: 9780521807371
• ISBN: 978-0-521-80737-1
• Pages: 334
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Poids: 694 g
• Thème: Cambridge Musical Texts and Mo
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Histoire de la musique