The Scoring of Baroque Concertos
Title | The Scoring of Baroque Concertos PDF eBook |
Author | C. R. F. Maunder |
Publisher | Boydell Press |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9781843830719 |
Evidence indicates that the concertos of Vivaldi, Bach, Haydn etc were performed as chamber music, not the full orchestral works commonly assumed. The concertos of Vivaldi, Bach, Handel and their contemporaries are some of the most popular, and the most frequently performed, pieces of classical music; and the assumption has always been they were full orchestral works. This book takes issue with this orthodox opinion to argue quite the reverse: that contemporaries regarded the concerto as chamber music. The author surveys the evidence, from surviving printed and manuscript performance material, from concerts throughout Europe between 1685 and 1750 (the heyday of the concerto), demonstrating that concertos were nearly always played one-to-a-part at that time. He makes a particularly close study of the scoring of the bass line, discussing the question of what instruments were most appropriate and what was used when. The late Dr RICHARD MAUNDER was Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.
Baroque Concerto
Title | Baroque Concerto PDF eBook |
Author | Alejo Carpentier |
Publisher | |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Europe |
ISBN |
The Baroque Concerto
Title | The Baroque Concerto PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Hutchings |
Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
Pages | 378 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
Harvard Dictionary of Music
Title | Harvard Dictionary of Music PDF eBook |
Author | Willi Apel |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 968 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780674375017 |
Contains nearly 1000 pages of precise and accessible information on all musical subjects.
A History of the Concerto
Title | A History of the Concerto PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Thomas Roeder |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 487 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Concerto |
ISBN | 0931340616 |
A History of the Concerto may be read from cover to cover, but readers may also use the extensive index to focus on specific concertos and their composers. Numerous musical examples illuminate critical points. While some readers may want to study the more detailed analyses with scores in hand, this is not essential for an understanding of the text.
The Italian Solo Concerto, 1700-1760
Title | The Italian Solo Concerto, 1700-1760 PDF eBook |
Author | Simon McVeigh |
Publisher | Boydell Press |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781843830924 |
The composition of the solo concerto studied as an evolving debate (rather than a static technique), and for its stylistic features.
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Title | Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra PDF eBook |
Author | David Cooper |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 1996-05-02 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780521485050 |
This handbook contains a discussion of the historical and musical contexts of the piece, its early performance history, and critical reception.