Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750) books

Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) began his life as a composer, musician and courtier, but his accomplishments brought...  Read More >>

"A selection of Stephen Bonta's published articles, including his study of the early history of the bass violin,...  Read More >>

Analysing over 100 recordings from 1945-1975, this book examines 20th-century baroque performance practice as evinced...  Read More >>

Focusing on the core composers of the 18th-century repertoire, this resource begins with an overview of the keyboard...  Read More >>

The Baroque Clarinet is a sourcebook for the historical study of the European clarinet during the first half of...  Read More >>

"By reading Bach's music ""against the grain"" of contemporaries such as Vivaldi and Telemann, this book explains...  Read More >>

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was the father of modern music, a supreme craftsman able to combine the order...  Read More >>

"The books being reprinted in this set are all rare and should be useful for studies in the aesthetics of music...  Read More >>

Antonio Vivaldi's rediscovery after World War II quickly led him form obscurity to his present renown as one of...  Read More >>

Franca Trinchieri Camiz's contributions to the field of art history and music were the spur to the editor's decision...  Read More >>

Oxford Composer Companions: J. S. Bach is a guide to the life, music, and legacy of one of the greatest composers...  Read More >>

Michelangelo Rossi's two books of five-voice polyphonic madrigals are among the most expressive works of their kind....  Read More >>

"A guide to the 96 pieces of Bach's baroque keyboard music, ""Well-Tempered Clavier"". David Ledbetter seeks to...  Read More >>

Following James Tyler's earlier introduction to the history, repertory, and playing techniques of the four- and...  Read More >>

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This biography presents a picture of the composer that brings to life this figure of the Baroque era. Throughout,...  Read More >>

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The French Song Companion is a guide to French song, including 150 composers and 700 song translations. Graham Johnson,...  Read More >>

An updated edition of the leading reference work on musical key characteristics during the Baroque, Classical and...  Read More >>

Holy Chord Within Sacred Walls examines musical culture both inside and outside seventeenth-century Sienese convents....  Read More >>

Many illuminated manuscripts similarly contain detailed depictions of musicians with their instruments providing...  Read More >>

This survey distils documentary and musical evidence relating to Oxford's history. Aspects discussed include concert...  Read More >>

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