Alessandro Stradella, (1639-1682): His Life and Music (Oxford Monographs on Music) [Hardcover]

Carolyn Gianturco (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198161387 | ISBN-13: 978-0198161387 | Publication Date: June 30, 1994

Alessandro Stradella was one of the most important composers of seventeenth-century Italy, contributing significant works to almost every contemporary genre. However, his precise position within the Italian musical baroque has never been properly evaluated, while his biography has long been enshrouded in myth and legend, following his murder in Genoa in 1682. This book is the definitive life and works study of this crucially important composer. The biographical section is the result of extensive documentary research over many years, and presents a clear account of Stradella's career and colorful personal life in all the cities where he lived--Rome, Venice, Turin, and Genoa--as well as information on his patrons and the poets whose words he set. The musical discussion offers a clear expositon of Stradella's 308 extant compositions, illustrated with nearly fifty music examples.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198161387
• ISBN-13: 978-0198161387
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,371,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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