Music and Spectacle in Baroque Rome Barberini Patronage under Urban VIII |
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| Author:
| Hammond, Frederick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-05528-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1994 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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A comprehensive examination of the musical productions and festivals sponsored by the Barberini family in 17th century Rome. This work discuses what work was written under their patronage, why it was commissioned and how it related to the religious, political and aesthetic programme of the family.
A comprehensive examination of the musical productions and festivals sponsored by the Barberini family in 17th century Rome. This work discuses what work was written under their patronage, why it was commissioned and how it related to the religious, political and aesthetic programme of the family.