Companion to Baroque Music Contributor(s): Sadie, Julie Anne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198167040 ISBN-13: 9780198167044 Publisher: OUP Oxford OUR PRICE: $91.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1998 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
Dewey: 780.903 |
LCCN: 98014755 |
Lexile Measure: 1340 |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.85 lbs) 584 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Not just Bach and Handel, but Vivaldi and Monteverdi, Couperin and Rameau, Purcell and Schutz are familiar and loved figures of the baroque era. This survey offers perspectives on these men, and the times in which they lived. to all those who are attracted by the music of that crucial century and a half, 1600-1750, which we call the Baroque era. |