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  • The Neapolitan Canzone in the Early Nineteenth Century as Cultivated in the Passatempi musicali of Guillaume Cottrau

    This volume is a multi-disciplinary study of the Neapolitan tradition of nineteenth-century song or “Canzona napoletana.” It is based on primary (original music manuscripts) and secondary (correspondence, diaries, and varied historical materials) sources recovered from Neapolitan archives, libraries, and private collections. The book takes as its focus the figure of Guillaume Cottrau (1797-1847), ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Diplomacy and the Aristocracy as Patrons of Music and Theatre in the Europe of the Ancien Régime

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    This volume explores the dense networks created by diplomatic relationships between European courts and aristocratic households in the early modern age, with the emphasis on celebratory events and the circulation of theatrical plots and practitioners promoted by political and diplomatic connections. The offices of plenipotentiary ministers were often outposts providing useful information about ... Read more

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  • Studi Pergolesiani / Pergolesi Studies

    Series Book 9 - Studi Pergolesiani / Pergolesi Studies
    Il libro raccoglie gli atti del convegno internazionale Sopra il gusto moderno: Civiltà musicale napoletana nell’età di Pergolesi, tenutosi a Napoli nel Gennaio del 2010 nell’ambito delle celebrazioni per i 300 anni della nascita di Pergolesi. Il volume esplora l’epoca e il contesto in cui fiorì il genio di Pergolesi in prospettiva interdisciplinare. Particolare rilievo ha la ricerca archivistico ... Read more

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