Overview
Giovanni Battista Buonamente was among the most original and inventive Italian composers of the seventeenth century. Peter Allsop reveals his importance as part of a tradition that stands in direct antithesis to that of the Corellian sonata today regarded as the 'norm'. This development is traced in a series of likely teacher-pupil relationships from Salamone Rossi to Marco Uccellini, the most prolific Italian composers of instrumental ensemble music in the first half of the seventeenth century. The first half of the book sets out what is known of Buonamente's turbulent career as he moved from the courtly environments of the Gonzaga household and Habsburg court to several less auspicious posts at various religious institutions, ending his life as maestro di cappella at the mother house of his order, S. Francesco in Assisi. A fascinating picture emerges of the nature of musical patronage against a background of war and plague in this time of great political instability. The later chapters comprise detailed discussions, supported with over 100 music examples, of the unusually wide range of genres for which Buonamente wrote: sinfonias, free sonatas, sets of variations, canzonas, dances; and he was the first Italian to cultivate the ensemble suite to any extent. The book concludes with an examination of his influence on his probable pupil Marco Uccellini and the interest Buonamente instigated in canonic writing, which was passed via Uccellini to a succession of Modenese composers.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter Allsop
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9781138279865
ISBN 10: 1138279862
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 17 November 2016
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'This is a very thorough study...it does its job very well.' Early Music Review 'The contextual information provided [...] is wide-ranging and comprehensive... a great reference work, of crucial importance for those who have some familiarity with issues and repertories of mid-17th century Italian music.' Early Music 'With the analysis of the music, Allsop moves into an area where he is a recognized master. Quite simply, he probably knows, and has at his fingertips, more of the Italian - and not only the Italian - instrumental repertory of the Seicento than any other scholar working in the area.' Music and Letters
'This is a very thorough study...it does its job very well.' Early Music Review ’The contextual information provided [...] is wide-ranging and comprehensive... a great reference work, of crucial importance for those who have some familiarity with issues and repertories of mid-17th century Italian music.' Early Music ’With the analysis of the music, Allsop moves into an area where he is a recognized master. Quite simply, he probably knows, and has at his fingertips, more of the Italian - and not only the Italian - instrumental repertory of the Seicento than any other scholar working in the area.' Music and Letters
Author Information
Peter Allsop is a Research Fellow in the Department of Music at Exeter University, UK.
