The Well-Travelled Musician - John Sigismond Cousser and Musical Exchange in Baroque Europe

John Sigismond Cousser, as performer and composer, was a pioneering figure in the musical history of the European Baroque era.

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Introduction: John Sigismond Cousser and his 'Commonplace Book'
Hungarian Beginnings and the Adoption of French Musical Style
Kapellmeister at the Wolfenbüttel Court and Braunschweig Opera House
Ariadne to Porus - Cousser's Braunschweig Operas
'The Incomparable Director' in Hamburg, Nuremberg and Augsburg
Heliconische Musen-Lust - Opera at the Württemberg Court
'Il Paradiso terrestre'? - Cousser in London
'Fortune Not Blind' - Music for Dublin Castle
'Our Concert' - A Musician at Home
Cousser's 'Collection of Fine Musick' and the Practicalities of Musical Exchange
Appendix 1: Summary of the Contents of Cousser's 'Commonplace Book'
Appendix 2: Cousser's Address Book
Appendix 3:Cousser's Books of Cantatas, Madrigals, Duets and Serenatas
Appendix 4:Cousser's Inventory of Ouverture Incipits
Appendix 5: Transcription of Cousser's Notes for his 1716 Trip to London and the Continent

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Samantha Owens

Riassunto

John Sigismond Cousser, as performer and composer, was a pioneering figure in the musical history of the European Baroque era.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Samantha Owens
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.10.2017
• EAN: 9781783272341
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-234-1
• Pagine: 403
• Dimensioni: 241 mm x 162 mm x 40 mm
• Peso: 838 g
• Illustrazioni: 10 line illus.
• Serie: Music in Britain, 1600-2000
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Monografie