The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music

First published in 2005, this title provides extensive knowledge on seventeenth-century music.

Tim Carter (Edited by), John Butt (Edited by)

9781107681057, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 31 July 2014

614 pages
22.7 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.98 kg

'The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music succeeds equally as a solid reference text and as a fine collection of related essays. It fills a large void in the scholarly literature, and it does so in a way that will engage, inform and enthuse a broad spectrum of readers for years to come.' Early Music

The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music seeks to provide the most up-to-date knowledge on seventeenth-century music together with a vital questioning of the way in which such a history can be told or put together for our present purposes. Written by a distinguished team of experts in the field, the chapters not only address traditional areas of knowledge such as opera and church music, but also look at the way this extremely diverse and dynamic musical world has been categorised in the past and how its products are viewed from various cultural points of view. While this history does not depart entirely from the traditional study of musical works and their composers, there is a strong emphasis on the institutions, cultures and politics of the age, together with an interrogation of the ways in which music related to contemporary arts, sciences and beliefs.

Notes on contributors
Editor's preface
1. Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque Tim Carter
2. The seventeenth-century musical 'work' John Butt
3. Music in the marketplace Stephen Rose
4. Music in new worlds Victor Anand Coelho
5. Music and the arts Barbara Russano Hanning
6. Music and the sciences Penelope Gouk
7. The search for musical meaning Tim Carter
8. Power and display: music in court theatre Lois Rosow
9. Mask and illusion: Italian opera after 1637 Tim Carter
10. The church triumphant: music in the liturgy Noel O'Regan
11. Devotion, piety and commemoration: sacred songs and oratorios Robert Kendrick
12. Image and eloquence: secular song Margaret Murata
13. Fantasy and craft: the solo instrumentalist Alexander Silbiger
14. Form and gesture: canzona, sonata and concerto Gregory Barnett
Appendices Stephen Rose
I. Chronology
II. Places and Institutions
III. Personalia
Index.

Subject Areas: Classical music [c 1750 to c 1830 AVGC4], Baroque music [c 1600 to c 1750 AVGC3], Music [AV]