Overview

Lawrence Bennett provides a comprehensive study of the rich repertoire of accompanied vocal chamber music that entertained the imperial family in Vienna and their guests throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries. The cantata became a form of elite entertainment composed to amuse listeners during banquets or pay homage to members of the royal family during special occasions. Concentrating on Baroque cantatas composed in the Habsburg court, Bennett draws extensively on primary source material to explore the stylistic changes that occurred within the genre in the generations before Haydn and Mozart.

Full Product Details

Author:   Lawrence Bennett
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780253010186

ISBN 10:   0253010187
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   18 October 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Bibliographical Abbreviations List of RISM Sigla 1. Introduction The Role of Music in the Daily Lives of the Habsburgs The Scope of the Book The Secondary Literature The Cantata Terminology Forerunners of the Cantata in Vienna Part I: The Cantata in Vienna, 1658-1700 2. The Political and Cultural Milieu Historical Background Leopold I as Patron and Composer Habsburg Music Chapels, 1658-1700 Occasions, Places of Performance, and Performers Librettists 3. The Composers Composers Who May Have Written Cantatas for Vienna During the Early Reign of Leopold I Antonio and Carlo Draghi Filippo Vismarri Carlo Cappellini Giovanni Battista Pederzuoli Antonio Maria and Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani German-Speaking Composers 4. Repertoire and Sources The Repertoire The Sources 5. Text and Music Antonio Maria Viviani Antonio Bertali Filippo Vismarri Carlo Cappellini Giovanni Battista Pederzuoli Antonio and Carlo Draghi Part II: The Cantata in Vienna, 1700-1711 6. The Political and Cultural Milieu Historical Background Joseph I as Patron and Composer Cultural Growth Habsburg Music Chapels, 1700-1711 Genre Designations Occasions, Places of Performance, and Performers Librettists and Librettos 7. The Composers Carlo Agostino Badia Giovanni Bononcini Marc'Antonio Ziani Attilio Ariosti Antonio Maria Bononcini Composers Who May Have Written Cantatas for Vienna 8. Repertoire and Sources New Interest in the Cantata The Repertoire of Cantatas by Habsburg Composers Sources 9. Style Overview The Style Transition Broad Structural Plans Selection of Voices Instrumentation Dynamics Recitative and Arioso Aria Keys Continuum (Tempo/Meter) The Use of Devisen Aria Designs 10. Aspects of Form The Conventional Da Capo Design Variants from the Conventional Design Articulation of Form 11. Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm Melody Harmony Surface Rhythm Changes in Timbre 12. The Relationship of Text and Music The Text and Its Influence upon the Musical Design The Interactions of the Text with Melody and Rhythm Tone Color and Dynamics Descriptive Treatment of the Text Affective Treatment of the Text 13. Conclusion: The Interregnum and Its Aftermath The End of the War of the Spanish Succession The Fate of the Cantata Composers and Librettists Who Served Joseph I The Cantatas by Composers Residing in Vienna During the Interregum Appendix A: Index of Cantata Text Incipits and Sources Appendix B: Catalogue Raisonné of Viennese Cantata Sources Appendix C: Texts of Arias Analyzed in Chapters 10-12 Notes Bibliography

Reviews

<p> This book contains a wealth of new information. It comes from a scholar who writes clearly and perceptively, and who has devoted decades of attention to the material. --Steven Saunders, Charles A. Dana Professor of Music, Colby College--Steven Saunders, Charles A. Dana Professor of Music, Colby College

Author Information

Lawrence Bennett is Professor Emeritus of Music and former Chair of the Music Department at Wabash College. He founded the Western Wind, a vocal ensemble that has toured professionally throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions