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The Instrumental Music of Schmeltzer, Biber, Muffat and their Contemporaries (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,827
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The Instrumental Music of Schmeltzer, Biber, Muffat and their Contemporaries (Paperback): Charles E. Brewer

The Instrumental Music of Schmeltzer, Biber, Muffat and their Contemporaries (Paperback)

Charles E. Brewer

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Based on primary sources, many of which have never been published or examined in detail, this book examines the music of the late seventeenth-century composers, Biber, Schmeltzer and Muffat, and the compositions preserved in the extensive Moravian archives in Kromeriz. These works have never before been fully examined in the cultural and conceptual contexts of their time. Charles E. Brewer sets these composers and their music within a framework that first examines the basic Baroque concepts of instrumental style, and then provides a context for the specific works. The dances of Schmeltzer, for example, functioned both as incidental music in Viennese operas and as music for elaborate court pantomimes and balls. These same cultural practices also account for some of Biber's most programmatic music, which accompanied similar entertainments in Kromeriz and Salzburg. The many sonatas by these composers have also been misunderstood by not being placed in a context where it was normal to be entertained in church and edified in court. Many of the works discussed here remain unpublished but have, in recent years, been recorded. This book enhances our understanding and appreciation of these recordings by providing an analysis of the context in which the works were first performed.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2016
First published: 2011
Authors: Charles E. Brewer
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-24753-6
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > General
Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > General
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)
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LSN: 1-138-24753-7
Barcode: 9781138247536

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