Music in the English Courtly Masque, 1604-1640

Zusatztext I found myself persuaded that the book had given me a significantly clearer impression of what this odd entertainment must have been like than I had been able to glean before ... he has teased out a remarkable amount of detail. Klappentext Those privileged enough to attend performances of masques at court in the early seventeenth century invariably commented on the sumptuousness of the music (and often had little to say about the literary aspects of the entertainments). Yet our view of the masque has been dominated by the texts, and modern scholarship has tended to treat the masque first and foremost as a literary genre. Music in the English Courtly Masque is the first complete study of the music of the courtly masque. It takes a multi-faceted view, piecing together a picture of what the music was actually like from musical sources, documentary evidence, and the dramatic texts. Vocal music and dance in the Jacobean masque are treated separately - a division that reflects the way in which the music was originally composed, with one group of composers writing songs while violinist/dancing masters prepared the dances. Other chapters re-examine the William Lawes masques, discuss Inigo Jones's musical priorities, and investigate French influence in the Caroline masques. Peter Walls also describes the departures from court norms in masques which took place away from Whitehall. Zusammenfassung This study reveals a multifaceted view of the court masque, using documentary evidence to analyze the musical scores and dramatic texts. Vocal music and dance in the Jacobean masque are treated separately - a division that reflects the way in which the music was originally composed.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Walls, Peter (Professor of Music Walls, Walls Peter
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.05.1996
• EAN: 9780198161417
• ISBN: 978-0-19-816141-7
• Pagine: 391
• Serie: Oxford Monographs on Music; Oxford Monographs on Music
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Storia della musica; England, English, PERFORMING ARTS / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Opera, Other performing arts, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Renaissance style, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1600 To C 1700, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600), Medieval style