The Eighteenth-Century French Cantata (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

The first edition of this book is the classic study of one of the most popular musical forms in early eighteenth-century France, not only because it documents and examines its considerable repertoire for the first time, but also because it places the genre in the wider context of both French and Italian baroque music styles. In uniting the two national styles the cantata was one of the major influences in transforming the seventeenth-century French classical tradition in music into a style that owed much to the Italian baroque, yet retained a distinctive gallic expression. As well as its musical interest, the French cantata provides an arresting example of the influence of society upon music, and the book commences with a chapter that views the emergence of the form in its social setting. Cantata texts enjoyed a vogue as poetry and this literary aspect is also dealt with in a separate chapter. This new edition incorporates research by the author and other scholars over the twenty years since the first edition, reflecting today's growing interest in French baroque music. It also features a new chapter dealing with the French cantata in performance.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1997
First published:	July 1997
Authors:	David Tunley (Emeritus Professor of Music; Honorary Research Fellow)
Dimensions:	242 x 163 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-816439-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750) Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)
LSN:	0-19-816439-4
Barcode:	9780198164395

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