The solfeggio tradition : a forgotten art of melody in the long eighteenth century / Nicholas Baragw...
The solfeggio tradition : a forgotten art of melody in the long eighteenth century / Nicholas Baragw...
The solfeggio tradition : a forgotten art of melody in the long eighteenth century / Nicholas Baragwanath.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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G 2022/0246
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 410 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction. Discovering solfeggio -- Context : Apprenticeship, plainchant, and the rudiments. Sepperl's Story : A case study in music and social mobility ; The church music industry ; Eighteenth-century plainchant -- for beginners ; Canto fermo and Canto figurato -- Theory and practice : Lessons i...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
"This book is the first study of the solfeggio tradition, which was fundamental to the training of European musicians, c. 1680-1830. It addresses one of the last major gaps in historical research on 18th-century performance and pedagogy. The method flourished in Italian conservatories for disadvantaged children, especially at Naples. The presence o...
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The solfeggio tradition : a forgotten art of melody in the long eighteenth century / Nicholas Baragwanath.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-398) and index.
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G 2022/0246
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74VKarOxzGx3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKarOxzGx3
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ISBN
0197514081
9780197514085
DDC
782.042
MMS ID
991024442328902626
