The rise of musical classics in eighteenth-century England : a study in canon, ritual, and ideology / William Weber
1992, First Edition. Oxford [England] New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #444052
ISBN: 0198162871
Physical description; xiii, 274 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-261) and index. Contents; 1. Introduction -- 2. The Learned Tradition of Ancient Music -- 3. The Modern Classics: Corelli and Purcell -- 4. The Music Festival and the Oratorio Tradition -- 5. The Public of the Concert of Antient Music -- 6. The Repertory of the Concert of Antient Music -- 7. The Ideology of Ancient Music -- 8. The 1784 Handel Commemoration as Political Ritual -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix: Repertory of the Concert of Antient Music, 1776-1790. Subjects; Handel, George Frideric 1685-1759. Concert of Antient Music. 1700-1799. Music England 18th century History and criticism. Concerts England London History 18th century. Concert of Antient Music Studies.
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