Bohemian Baroque : Czech Musical Culture and Style, 1600-1750 /
Traditional polemical histories of Bohemia and Moravia identify the period from the early seventeenth to the second half of the eighteenth-century as a 'period of darkness' - particularly in terms of Czech-language culture. This book challenges that interpretation from the perspective of m...
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Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Frontcover; Music Examples; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note to the Reader; Pronunciation Guide; Map of Bohemia and Moravia; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. National Narratives and Identities; 2. Cultural and Musical Idioms of Town and Country; 3. Devotional Practices and the Culture of Conversion; 4. 'Thither from the Country'-Village Life and Education; 5. Christmas Pastorellas; 6. 'Melancholy Ditties about Dirt and Disorder'; 7. Musical Devotions and the (Re)Engineering of Patron Saints; 8. Between Venice and Prague-the Vivaldi Connection; 9. Identity on the Stage; Bibliography; Index.