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Samantha Owens - Music at German Courts, 1715-1760: Changing Artistic Priorities - 9781843835981 - V9781843835981
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Music at German Courts, 1715-1760: Changing Artistic Priorities

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Music at German Courts serves to illustrate the extraordinary diversity of eighteenth-century German court music establishments without losing sight of what these Kapellen had in common. What was musical life at German courts really like during the eighteenth century? Were musical ensembles as diverse as the Holy Roman Empire's kaleidoscopic political landscape? Through a series of individual case studies contributed by leading scholars from Germany, Poland, the United States, Canada, and Australia, this book investigates the realities of musical life at fifteen German courts of varied size (ranging from kingdoms to principalities), religious denomination, and geographical location. Significant shifts ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843835981
SKU
V9781843835981
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

Reviews for Music at German Courts, 1715-1760: Changing Artistic Priorities
Ultimately, this book is to be highly recommended: it will make a valuable and indispensable addition to the libraries of both scholars of eighteenth-century music and those from other disciplines who want to expand their knowledge of the role of music [...] in the self-fashioning and sustenance of European monarchic structures.
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This book is one of the ... Read more

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