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The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Music

  • Author: Jones, David Wyn
  • Editor: Keefe, Simon P.
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Contents

  • Editor's preface Simon P. Keefe
  • Prelude: 1. The musical map of Europe c.1700 STEPHEN ROSE
  • Part I . Music for the Church:
  • 2. Catholic church music in Italy, and the Spanish and Portuguese Empires PAUL R. LAIRD
  • 3. Catholic sacred music in Austria JEN-YEN CHEN
  • 4. Catholic church music in France JEAN-PAUL C. MONTAGNIER
  • 5. Lutheran church music STEPHEN ROSE
  • 6. Protestant church music in England and America CHARLES E. BREWER
  • Interlude
  • 7. Listening, thinking and writing DAVID SCHROEDER
  • Part II . Music for the Theatre:
  • 8. Italian opera in the eighteenth century MARGARET R. BUTLER
  • 9. Opera in Paris from Campra to Rameau LOIS ROSOW
  • 10. An instinct for parody and a spirit for revolution: Parisian opera, 1752-1800 MICHAEL FEND
  • 11. German opera from Richard Keiser to Peter Winter CLAUDIA MAURER ZENCK, translated by Anke Caton and Simon P. Keefe
  • 12. The lure of aria, procession and spectacle: opera in eighteenth-century London MICHAEL BURDEN
  • 13. Music theatre in Spain RAINER KLEINERTZ
  • 14. Opera in Sweden GREGER ANDERSSON
  • Interlude
  • 15. Performance in the eighteenth century JOHN IRVING
  • Part III . Music for the Salon and Concert Room:
  • 16. Keyboard music from Couperin to early Beethoven ROHAN STEWART-MACDONALD
  • 17. The Serenata in the eighteenth century STEFANIE TCHAROS
  • 18. Private music in public spheres: chamber cantata and song BERTA JONCUS
  • 19. Handel and English oratorio EVA ZOELLNER
  • 20. The Overture-Suite, Concerto Grosso and Harmoniemusik in the eighteenth century STEVEN ZOHN
  • 21. Concerto of the individual SIMON MCVEIGH
  • 22. Eighteenth-century symphonies: an unfinished dialogue RICHARD WILL
  • 23. The string quartet CLIFF EISEN
  • Postlude: 24. Across the divide: currents of musical thought in Europe, c.1790-1810 SIMON P. KEEFE
  • Appendix 1: Personalia DAVID BLACK
  • Appendix 2: Chronology DAVID BLACK
  • Appendix 3: Institutions in major European cities DAVID BLACK.