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The Eighteenth-century French Cantata

by David Tunley

  • Hardback
  • 296 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

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The first edition of this book is the classic study of one of the most popular musical forms in early eighteenth-century France, not only because it documents and examines its considerable repertoire for the first time, but also because it places the genre in the wider context of both French and Italian baroque music styles. In uniting the two national styles the cantata was one of the major influences in transforming the seventeenth-century French classical tradition in music into a style that owed much to the Italian baroque, yet retained a distinctive gallic expression. As well as its musical interest, the French cantata provides an arresting example of the influence of society upon music, and the book commences with a chapter that views the emergence of the form in its social setting. Cantata texts enjoyed a vogue as poetry and this literary aspect is also dealt with in a separate chapter. This new edition incorporates research by the author and other scholars over the twenty years since the first edition, reflecting today's growing interest in French baroque music. It also features a new chapter dealing with the French cantata in performance.
The Eighteenth-century French Cantata and Singing the Faith - Full Music Edition
Singing the Faith - Full Music EditionThe Eighteenth-century French Cantata

  • Author

    David Tunley

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    May 1997

  • Edition

    2nd Revised edition

  • Weight

    595g

  • Page Count

    296

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198164395

  • ISBN-10

    0198164394

  • Eden Code

    4562734

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