Opera and Song Books Published in England, 1703-1726: A Descriptive Bibliography - Couverture rigide

Hunter, David

 
9780948170102: Opera and Song Books Published in England, 1703-1726: A Descriptive Bibliography
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0948170107 ISBN 13 : 9780948170102
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This bibliography offers descriptions of almost 200 issues of secular voice music published in England, 1703-1726, including works by Giovanni Bononcini, Henry Purcell, John Weldon, Attilio Ariosti and Richard Leveridge. 2296 song first lines are listed and indexed. The books described represent the first extended effort to issue entirely commercial printed versions of musical stage works and they are also the first song books to be printed by engraving on a systematic basis.

In addition to clarifying the bibliographic history of the books through examination of 856 copies (92% of those identified), the bibliography tests and extends the standard concepts of bibliographical description. Several new descriptive features are introduced. There are over 200 illustrations of title-pages, frontispieces and musical engraving styles. By permitting access to material that is not currently widely available in print, the bibliography will be of assistance to musicians, music and theatre historians, and literary scholars, as well as to librarians and bibliographers.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This bibliography offers descriptions of almost 200 issues of secular voice music published in England, 1703-1726, including works by Giovanni Bononcini, Henry Purcell, John Weldon, Attilio Ariosti and Richard Leveridge. 2296 song first lines are listed and indexed. The books described represent the first extended effort to issue entirely commercial printed versions of musical stage works and they are also the first song books to be printed by engraving on a systematic basis. In addition to clarifying the bibliographic history of the books through examination of 856 copies (92% of those identified), the bibliography tests and extends the standard concepts of bibliographical description. Several new descriptive features are introduced. There are over 200 illustrations of title-pages, frontispieces and musical engraving styles. By permitting access to material that is not currently widely available in print, the bibliography will be of assistance to musicians, music and theatre historians, and literary scholars, as well as to librarians and bibliographers.

Revue de presse

Opera and Songbooks is an essential reference tool not only for those wishing to examine music-making and printing during the first quarter of the eighteenth century, but is also an extremely well produced example of bibliographical research. (John Woodford, Music Teachers Online Journal, Edit.2, Aug. 00.)

David Hunter's listing of all operas and songbooks published in England between the years 1703 and 1726 is an important research tool ... the volume is easy to use, with information presented in a manner that facilitates easy reading and cross-referencing. (John Woodford, Music Teachers Online Journal, Edit.2, Aug. 00.)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0948170107
ISBN 13 
9780948170102
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
572
Coordonnées du fabricant
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