The Eighteenth-Century Diaspora of Italian Music and Musicians

Edited by Reinhard Strohm

Book cover: The Eighteenth-Century Diaspora of Italian Music and Musicians

Extent: 376, 376 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Music & Performing Arts

Series: Speculum musicae

Series volume number: 8

Language: English

(Hardback) (Published)

(December 2001)

ISBN: 9782503510200

Price: $100.00

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On an eighteenth-century map of European culture, Italian musicians would be found almost everywhere. Unlike in earlier ages, they now provided an intrinsic part of the international exchange: no longer exotic birds, but not yet the representatives of a single nation, they helped other Europeans to forget traditional frontiers in music. In this fascinating book, eight specialised music historians investigate several important aspects of the Italian contribution, highlighting local musical practices, the aesthetic of genres, and the larger patterns of musical cultivation and patronage.

  • Edited by Reinhard Strohm