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Agostino Agazzari and Music at Siena Cathedral, 1597-1641 (Hardcover)
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Agostino Agazzari and Music at Siena Cathedral, 1597-1641 (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Monographs on Music
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Agostino Agazzari (c. 1580-c. 1642) has long been recognized as one
of the most prominent theorists of the early Baroque. The enduring
fame of his 1607 treatise on the basso continuo has, however,
overshadowed his equally significant contributions as a composer.
And for all his renown, relatively little has been written about
his professional career in Siena. This book not only provides the
first comprehensive study of his life and sacred works, it also
opens a window on musical culture in Siena during the late
sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Through the use of
archival materials, the author documents Agazzari's long
association with the Sienese Cathedral and furnishes valuable
information on the personnel, repertory, and performance practices
there. She argues for a reassessment of the influences that shaped
the composer's style and challenges the generally held view that
Sienese culture stagnated after the fall of the Republic in 1555.
The book contributes significantly to our knowledge of musical life
in the Tuscan 'City of the Virgin'.
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