Five Centuries of Music in VeniceSchirmer Books, 1991 - 200 Seiten Music pervades the soul of Venice as surely as its canals penetrate the heart of the city. From Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, and Rossini to Verdi, Wagner, and Stravinsky, this great city has inspired and sheltered genius. Venice is a city in which music has accompanied every aspect of life, from religious and state ceremony to late-night revelry. This lavishly illustrated book examines the unique relationships between the life of Venice and the history of music. |
Inhalt
Preface H C Robbins Landon | 11 |
The Sixteenth Century | 19 |
The Seventeenth Century | 59 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Five Centuries of Music in Venice Howard Chandler Robbins Landon,John Julius Norwich Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1996 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
17th century Andrea Gabrieli Antonio arias artist audience Austrian beautiful became began Biennale campanile Carnival Cavalli celebrated centre ceremony choir Chorus Claudio Monteverdi composer composition concertos confraternities death Decca DG Archiv Doge Doge's Palace Ducal Duke ensemble eseguito Europe famous Festival Francesco Gabrieli's Gardano German Giorgio Giovanni Gabrieli Giuseppe Giuseppe Verdi Goldoni gondola Gonzaga Grand Canal harpsichord Heinrich Schütz honour Hyperion CDA instruments Italian Italy L'incoronazione di Poppea La Traviata ladies lagoon Lassus later libretto MADRIGALI madrigals maestro di cappella Maggiore Mantua Maria Mass Merulo monache motets musicians never opera house Opus orchestra organist painting Palazzo Paolo performance PERSONAGGI Piazza San Marco Pietà play players Pope preti PRIMO published pupil Republic RIGHT Rigoletto Rome Rossini scene Schütz Serenissima Signor singers singing Stravinsky style survived Teatro La Fenice theatre Traviata Venetian Venetian music Venice Venice's violin Vivaldi Wagner wrote