The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music
- Editor: Butt, John
- Editor: Carter, Tim
Each of the essays delivers on the book's promise of a strong emphasis on the institutions, cultures, and politics of the age —
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Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Editor's preface
- 1. Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque Tim Carter
- 2. The seventeenth-century musical 'work' John Butt
- 3. Music in the marketplace Stephen Rose
- 4. Music in new worlds Victor Anand Coelho
- 5. Music and the arts Barbara Russano Hanning
- 6. Music and the sciences Penelope Gouk
- 7. The search for musical meaning Tim Carter
- 8. Power and display: music in court theatre Lois Rosow
- 9. Mask and illusion: Italian opera after 1637 Tim Carter
- 10. The church triumphant: music in the liturgy Noel O'Regan
- 11. Devotion, piety and commemoration: sacred songs and oratorios Robert Kendrick
- 12. Image and eloquence: secular song Margaret Murata
- 13. Fantasy and craft: the solo instrumentalist Alexander Silbiger
- 14. Form and gesture: canzona, sonata and concerto Gregory Barnett
- Appendices Stephen Rose
- I. Chronology
- II. Places and Institutions
- III. Personalia
- Index.