{"product_id":"music-and-the-myth-of-arcadia-in-renaissance-italy-paperback-9781107659223","title":"Music and the Myth of Arcadia in Renaissance Italy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107659223","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMusic and the Myth of Arcadia in Renaissance Italy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides insights into the Renaissance fascination with the myth of Arcadia, examining how this was represented in music.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGiuseppe Gerbino (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107659223, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e456 pages, 5 b\/w illus.  25 music examples\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.78 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe idea that there was a time when men and women lived in perfect harmony with nature and with themselves, though rooted in classical antiquity, was one of the most fertile products of the Renaissance literary and artistic imagination. This book explores one specific aspect of this idea: the musical representation and stylization of the myth of Arcadia in sixteenth-century Italy. Giuseppe Gerbino outlines how Renaissance culture strove to keep this utopia alive and demonstrates how music played a fundamental role in the construction and preservation of this collective illusion. Covering a range of different musical genres, including the madrigal, music for theater, and early opera, the book overcomes traditional barriers among genres. Illustrative music examples, including previously unpublished music, serve to expand the reader's knowledge of this important repertory, and provide insights into the role of music in the preservation of cultural myths.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: music in Arcadia: an unsettled tradition\u003cbr\u003e 1. The idiosyncrasies of chronology\u003cbr\u003e 2. The return of the shepherd\u003cbr\u003e 3. Musical remedies\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the cusp between language and music\u003cbr\u003e 5. Musical eclipses: theatre\u003cbr\u003e 6. The boundaries of the genre\u003cbr\u003e 7. Singing like shepherds, singing like peasants\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ruzante's song and the rustic picturesque\u003cbr\u003e 9. Re-founding pastoral theatre\u003cbr\u003e 10. The (female) performance of high culture: the madrigal\u003cbr\u003e 11. A pastoral society\u003cbr\u003e 12. The dark side of Arcadia\u003cbr\u003e 13. Marenzio's utopia of the senses\u003cbr\u003e 14. Lost in Arcadia\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: pastoral, opera and the impossibility of tragedy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Medieval \u0026amp; Renaissance music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Medieval \u0026amp; Renaissance music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Medieval%20\u0026amp;%20Renaissance%20music%20%5Bc%201000%20to%20c%201600%5D%20%5BAVGC2%5D%22\"\u003ec 1000 to c 1600 AVGC2\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003744112920,"sku":"9781107659223","price":40.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107659223i_1965b1a5-5d79-47b1-93f0-66e880513e28.jpg?v=1694507180","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/music-and-the-myth-of-arcadia-in-renaissance-italy-paperback-9781107659223","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}