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Music at German Courts, 1715-1760: Changing Artistic Priorities
S Owens
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Description for Music at German Courts, 1715-1760: Changing Artistic Priorities
Paperback. Music at German Courts serves to illustrate the extraordinary diversity of eighteenth-century German court music establishments without losing sight of what these Kapellen had in common. Editor(s): Owens, Samantha; Reul, Barbara M.; Stockigt, Janice B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
What was musical life at German courts really like during the eighteenth century? Were musical ensembles as diverse as the Holy Roman Empire's kaleidoscopic political landscape? Through a series of individual case studies contributed by leading scholars from Germany, Poland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, this book investigates the realities of musical life at fifteen German courts of varied size (ranging from kingdoms to principalities), religious denomination, and geographical location. Significant shifts that occurred in the artistic priorities of each court are presented through a series of snapshots - in effect core sample years - which ... Read more
What was musical life at German courts really like during the eighteenth century? Were musical ensembles as diverse as the Holy Roman Empire's kaleidoscopic political landscape? Through a series of individual case studies contributed by leading scholars from Germany, Poland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, this book investigates the realities of musical life at fifteen German courts of varied size (ranging from kingdoms to principalities), religious denomination, and geographical location. Significant shifts that occurred in the artistic priorities of each court are presented through a series of snapshots - in effect core sample years - which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270583
SKU
V9781783270583
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Reviews for Music at German Courts, 1715-1760: Changing Artistic Priorities
Ultimately, this book is to be highly recommended: it will make a valuable and indispensable addition to the libraries of both scholars of eighteenth-century music and those from other disciplines who want to expand their knowledge of the role of music [...] in the self-fashioning and sustenance of European monarchic structures. NOTES This book is one ... Read more