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Vivaldi [Hardcover]

Michael Talbot (Author)

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Hardcover: 237 pages
Publisher: Schirmer Books (1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0028726650
ISBN-13: 978-0028726656
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars Michael Talbot is THE expert, and it shows., May 29, 1996

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Michael Talbot is the foremost Vivaldi authority writing today, and this updated version of his seminal 1978 work brings the latest scholarship to the table.
This is an engrossing read, which bears repeated visits.

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By the 'rediscovery' of a composer we seldom mean much more than his rescue from a presumably unmerited neglect, and sometimes as little as the dutiful revival of some of his major works on the anniversary of his birth or death. Read the first page

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finto pazzo, juditha triumphans, obbligato organ, studi vivaldiani, ritornello form, sacred vocal works, teatro alla moda, sacred vocal music, musique instrumentale, alto viola, chamber concertos, solo cantatas, three concertos, rivista musicale italiana, trio sonatas, solo concertos, oboe concertos, flute concertos, cello sonatas, pastor fido, string orchestra, instrumental works, solo violin

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Antonio Vivaldi, Giovanni Battista, Dixit Dominus, Tito Manlio, Giovanni Grisostomo, Prete Rosso, Benedetto Marcello, Gastone Vio, Stabat Mater, Walter Kolneder, Anna Giro, Arcadian Academy, Biblioteca Nazionale, Lauda Jerusalem, Remo Giazotto, Antonio Conti, Antonio Lucio, Central Library, Charles Jennens, Council of Ten, Denis Arnold, Edward Holdsworth, Michael Talbot, Miss Annina, Museo Correr

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The Four Seasons (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Antonio Vivaldi on 5 pages
Dixit Dominus: for Chorus and Orchestra by Georg Friedrich Handel on page 159, page 165, and page 168
Antonio Vivaldi; His Life And Work. by Walter Kolneder on page 9, page 91, and Back Matter
Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers) by Mike Venezia in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Vaughan Williams (Master Musicians) by James Day in Front Matter

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