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

Bennett, Lawrence, 1940-

The Italian cantata in Vienna : entertainment in the age of absolutism / Lawrence Bennett. - 1 online resource (388 pages) - Publications of the Early Music Institute .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The cantata in Vienna, 1658-1700. The political and cultural milieu ; The composers ; Repertoire and sources ; Text and music -- The cantata in Vienna, 1700-1711. The political and cultural milieu ; The composers ; Repertoire and sources ; Style overview ; Aspects of form ; Melody, harmony, and rhythm ; The relationship of text and music.

9780253010186 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780253010346


Cantatas--History and criticism.--Austria--Vienna--17th century
Cantatas--History and criticism.--Austria--Vienna--18th century


Electronic books.

ML2522.8.V91 / B46 2013

782.2/40943613