Francesco Bartolomeo Conti: His Life and Music [Hardcover]

Hermine Weigel Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000 | ISBN-10: 1859283888 | ISBN-13: 978-1859283882

Together with Johann Fux and Antonio Caldara, Francesco Conti was one of the three most important figures at the Habsburg court, responsible for positioning Vienna at the forefront of 18th-century musical life. In contrast to his two contemporaries, Conti has received relatively little attention from music historians. Hermine Weigel Williams's study draws on more than 30 years' of research to fill this noticeable lacuna, and presents here the life and works of the composer. Part One of the book surveys the biographical aspects of Conti's career. Appointed court theorbist at the age of 19, Conti was promoted to court composer in 1713-14. Williams examines Conti's creative collaborations with some of the leading poet-librettists of the day, and the influence of his music that can be identified in works by Telemann, Bach and Handel. Part Two comprises close analyses of Conti's compositions - his instrumental music, cantatas, operas, intermezzos, oratorios and sacred music. Williams reveals Conti as a composer who constantly experimented with a wide range of French, German and Italian ideas and techniques to create his own diverse musico-dramatic style.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 281 pages
• Publisher: Scolar Pr (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859283888
• ISBN-13: 978-1859283882
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,376,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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