String Virtuosi in Eighteenth-Century Naples: Culture, Power, and Music Institutions

Contents

• Introduction Parthenope's violin;
• 1. Music institutions in Naples;
• 2. The formation of the Neapolitan string virtuosi;
• 3. Cello virtuosi;
• 4. Between Naples and Paris: the string sonata in France;
• 5. Neapolitan virtuosi in the public sphere: the 'tastes reunite';
• 6. Neapolitan instrumental music under the Austrian domination;
• 7. Under the wings of the imperial eagle: string virtuosi between Naples and Vienna.