A comprehensive look at Baroque music by the best scholars in the field
". . . provide[s] 12 excellent, engaging essays (each with its own brief bibliography) on special aspects of music from 1600—1750, all but one focused on themes illustrated by nicely chosen tracks on the included CDs. . . . Recommended." —Choice
"In this important book, a team of leading scholars illuminates a dozen significant themes in the history of Baroque music. Based on the most up-to-date research, the essays are accessible and will be of interest to readers of many different backgrounds. A delight!" —Stephen A. Crist, Emory University
"This fascinating compendium zooms in on genres, locales, instruments, and socio-historical issues often given insufficient attention in surveys of Baroque music. Engagingly written by master scholars, the book is a 'must read' for anyone studying, teaching, or performing this repertoire." —L. Michael Griffel, The Juilliard School
The World of Baroque Music presents essays by leading scholars on Baroque music. Each focuses on a different city, court, or region, and profiles the critical developments in that location for a single genre (song, opera, keyboard music, guitar, trio sonata, etc.). The essays are complemented by paintings and original scores from the period. This volume covers the entire span of the Baroque, with topics ranging from early Italian opera in Florence to synagogue music in Mantua, from Italian women composers to the solo song in Shakespeare’s England. Utilizing a wide variety of approaches, the contributors examine economic, religious, and sociological influences on the Baroque style. Two CDs are included.
George B. Stauffer is Dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts and Professor of Music History at Rutgers University. He has written extensively on the music and culture of the Baroque era in general and the life and music of J. S. Bach in particular.
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Distribution: World
Publication date: 10/31/2006
