Milton's Knowledge Of Music - Couverture souple

Spaeth, Sigmund

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0306705354 ISBN 13 : 9780306705359

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1973

Synopsis

Book by Spaeth Sigmund

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

John Milton, as a poet, as a musician, or as a highly developed example of the alliance of both arts, fails to reveal his true significance except as he is regarded, in the light of his environment and of the characteristics of-his own time. Before attempting an exposition of Milton sknowledge of music, therefore, it becomes necessary to examine and interpret the general conditions of music which prevailed in his time, to analyze the popular taste, and to become acquainted with the representative composers and their style of work. As far back as the reign of Henry VIII a golden age of English music had begun. At that time there was little real musical activity on the continent, and that little was sporadic and inconstant, without order or design. The Flemings, it is true, had displayed marked ability, particularly in the development of the madrigal form, but their efforts were so widely scattered, and their composers forced to cater to such a variety of tastes, that a really characteristic style was never developed. Germany produced only one or two good composers. I taly, preoccupied with her rediscovery of the ancient world, contributed nothing of her own to the worlds music, but satisfied herself, as did most of the other continental nations, with the work of imported Flejnish composers. In England alone was there a distinct native school.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1973
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0306705354
• ISBN 13: 9780306705359
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 186
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