Description
A History of Baroque Music is an exhaustive study of the music of the Baroque period, with particular focus on the 17th century. Individual chapters consider the work of significant composers, including Monteverdi, Corelli, Scarlatti, Schütz, Purcell, Handel, Bach, and Telemann, as well as specific countries and regions. Two contributed chapters examine composers and genres from Russia, the Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, and Latin America. The book also includes a wealth and variety of musical examples from all genres and instrumental combinations.
Contributors are Claudia Jensen, Metoda Kokole, Rui Vieira Nery, and Ennio Stipcevic.
Author: George J. Buelow
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 11/23/2004
Pages: 720
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.60lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.28w x 1.76d
ISBN13: 9780253343659
ISBN10: 0253343658
BISAC Categories:
- Music | History & Criticism | General
- Music | Genres & Styles | Classical
About the Author
George J. Buelow, Professor Emeritus of Musicology at Indiana University, is former President of the American Bach Society. His research and publications, including several articles in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, focus on the music of the Baroque and the history of opera.