Concert Music, 1630-1750

Concert Music, 1630-1750
Author: Gerald Ernest Heal Abraham
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1986
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780193163065

Concert Music, 1630-1750

Concert Music, 1630-1750
Author: Gerald Abraham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 832
Release: 1986
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780193163065

This volume offers an overall view of a period which witnessed a proliferation of music in all genres, highlighting the musical landmarks and masterpieces of the age. It discusses the ode and oratorio in England, secular song in Europe, and the whole range of baroque instrumental music from keyboard music and the solo sonata to the orchestral suite and concerto grosso.