The Oratorio in Bologna (1650-1730) |
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| Author:
| Crowther, Victor |
| Series title: | Oxford Monographs on Music Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-816635-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $185.00 |
Book Description:
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Following Victor Crowther's earlier study of the oratorio in Modena, his continuing research has led him to survey the oratorio form in the historic city of Bologna. Three hundred performances of oratorios were given in the salons, churches, and oratories of Bologna in the period 1659-1730. The author here offers the first critical survey of this huge and largely unknown repertory, describing in detail oratorios by composers such as Bononcini, Cazzati, Colonna,and Perti.
Following Victor Crowther's earlier study of the oratorio in Modena, his continuing research has led him to survey the oratorio form in the historic city of Bologna. Three hundred performances of oratorios were given in the salons, churches, and oratories of Bologna in the period 1659-1730. The author here offers the first critical survey of this huge and largely unknown repertory, describing in detail oratorios by composers such as Bononcini, Cazzati, Colonna,and Perti.