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The power of pastiche : musical miscellany and cultural identity in early eighteenth-century England /

"This book explores the phenomenon of musical miscellany in early eighteenth-century England both in performance culture and as an aesthetic. Chapters offer analyses of concert programming, music criticism, the compilation of pasticcio operas and songbook miscellanies, and the ways in which mus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DeSimone, Alison Clark (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clemson, SC : Clemson University Press, 2021.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Studies in British musical cultures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This book explores the phenomenon of musical miscellany in early eighteenth-century England both in performance culture and as an aesthetic. Chapters offer analyses of concert programming, music criticism, the compilation of pasticcio operas and songbook miscellanies, and the ways in which musicians shaped their freelancing careers. Musical miscellany juxtaposed foreign and homegrown musical practices and styles in order to stimulate discourse surrounding English musical culture during a time of cosmopolitan transformation"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 315 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781942954781
1942954786