Festa and Music at the Court of Marie Casimire Sobieska in Rome (1699-1714) (Hardcover, New edition)

Polish queen Marie Casimire Sobieska, French by birth, left the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the death of her husband king John III and settled in Rome in 1699. Supported by her son, Prince Aleksander Sobieski, the queen dowager created at her Roman residence in Palazzo Zuccari one of Rome's most important opera theatres. She used music and drama to uphold her social status and political plans, satisfy her aesthetic needs, and provide entertainment for the granddaughter under her care, along with her ever more ailing son. This is the first monograph about Sobieska's music patronage. The book describes works by such eminent artists as Carlo S. Capece, Filippo Juvarra, and Domenico Scarlatti, along with the atmosphere of Rome of that time, the sociopolitical role of the festa, and the music theatre genres it employed.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Eastern European Studies in Musicology, 22
Release date:	2021
First published:	2021
Translators:	Jan Burzynski
Authors:	Aneta Markuszewska
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	424
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-84257-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General
LSN:	3-631-84257-0
Barcode:	9783631842577

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