Frescobaldi Studies |
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| Author:
| Silbiger, Alexander |
| Series title: | Sources of Music and Their Interpretation: Duke Studies in Music Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8223-0711-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1987 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $94.95 |
Book Description:
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Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) occupies a special place in the history of music as the first significant European composer who concentrated his major creative efforts into the realm of instrumental music. In this collection of papers based on the Quadricentennial Frescobaldi Studies Conference, sixteen American and European specialists examine important aspects of the life and works of this composer and of his role in the creation of a new musical language of the Baroque.
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) occupies a special place in the history of music as the first significant European composer who concentrated his major creative efforts into the realm of instrumental music. In this collection of papers based on the Quadricentennial Frescobaldi Studies Conference, sixteen American and European specialists examine important aspects of the life and works of this composer and of his role in the creation of a new musical language of the Baroque.