The Italian cantata in Vienna : entertainment in the age of absolutism /

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Author / Creator:Bennett, Lawrence, 1940- author.
Imprint:Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2013.
©2013
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Publications of the Early Music Institute
Publications of the Early Music Institute.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11208141
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ISBN:9780253010346
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1299924328
9781299924321
9780253010186
0253010187
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Lawrence Bennett provides a comprehensive study of the rich repertoire of accompanied vocal chamber music that entertained the imperial family in Vienna and their guests throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries. The cantata became a form of elite entertainment composed to amuse listeners during banquets or pay homage to members of the royal family during special occasions. Concentrating on Baroque cantatas composed in the Habsburg court, Bennett draws extensively on primary source material to explore the stylistic changes that occurred within the genre in the generations before Haydn an.
Other form:Print version: Bennett, Lawrence, 1940- Italian cantata in Vienna 9780253010186
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Publisher's no.:EB00776518 Recorded Books
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The mid-baroque was a period of relative stability for the Austrian empire, a time when the Habsburg nobility devoted considerable financial resources to music patronage. The Italian cantata became an important vehicle for Viennese court entertainment. In part 1, "The Cantata in Vienna, 1658-1700," Bennett (emer., Wabash College) considers the court environment, composers, repertoire, and sources, and the relationship between text and music. Part 2 focuses on the period from 1700 to 1711 and constitutes the bulk of the book. The author begins with the subjects he addressed in part 1, then adds chapters on form and style and one entitled "Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm." This focus on the early 18th century is in keeping with the influx of northern Italian musical talent into Habsburg court employ during those years. Composers such as Badia, Ziani, Ariosti, and the Bononcini brothers transformed the Habsburg court into one of the trendiest centers in Europe. In chapter 10, "Aspects of Form," Bennett explains how composers who relied on the da capo form did not get into a structural rut but instead considered it a vehicle of considerable variety and flexibility. By taking multiple analytical approaches, Bennett's establishes an overall understanding while also demonstrating how individual composers approached the genre. --Dane Heuchemer, Kenyon College

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