The Eighteenth-Century Diaspora of Italian Music and Musicians

by Reinhard Strohm

Overview

On an eighteenth-century map of European culture, Italian musicians would be found almost everywhere. Unlike in earlier ages, they now provided an intrinsic part of the international exchange: no longer exotic birds, but not yet the representatives of a single nation, they helped other Europeans to forget traditional frontiers in music. In this fascinating book, eight specialised music historians investigate several important aspects of the Italian contribution, highlighting local musical practices, the aesthetic of genres, and the larger patterns of musical cultivation and patronage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782503510200
Publisher:	Brepols Publishers
Publication date:	12/28/2001
Series:	Speculum Musicae Series
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 11.22(h) x 1.28(d)

Table of Contents

R. STROHM
IntroductionR. STROHM
Italian Operisti North of the Alps, c. 1700 - c. 1750N. DUBOWY
Italienische Instrumentalisten in deutschen Hofkapellen T. ANTONICEK
Osterreich: Ein gelobtes Land der italienischen Musik S. MCVEIGH
Italian Violinists in Eighteenth-Century London R. RASCH
The Italian Presence in the Musical Life of the Dutch Republic M. RITZAREV (RITZAREVA) AND A. PORFIRIEVA
The Italian Diaspora in Eighteenth-Century Russia E. CERANINI
La canzonetta italiana nella vita musicale londinese di fine Settecento M. CALELLA
Rivoluzioni e querelles: la musica italiana alla conquista dell'Opera