The Eighteenth-Century French Cantata

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ID9306948
AuthorsDavid Tunley (corresponding author)
Year1997
Pages278
Publication date1997-05-29
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe eighteenth century French cantata (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oso/9780198164395.001.0001
OpenAlexW1497808310
ISBN9780198164395
Open LibraryOL1003885M
LanguageEN
Citations received9

The first edition of this book is the classic study of one of the most popular musical forms in early eighteenth-century France, not only because it documents and examines its considerable repertoire for the first time, but also because it places the genre in the wider context of both French and Italian baroque music styles. In uniting the two national styles the cantata was one of the major influences in transforming the seventeenth-century French classical tradition in music into a style that owed much to the Italian baroque, yet retained a distinctive gallic expression. As well as its musical interest, the French cantata provides an arresting example of the influence of society upon music, and the book commences with a chapter that views the emergence of the form in its social setting. Cantata texts enjoyed a vogue as poetry and this literary aspect is also dealt with in a separate chapter. This new edition incorporates research by the author and other scholars over the twenty years since the first edition, reflecting today's growing interest in French baroque music. It also features a new chapter dealing with the French cantata in performance

Aesthetics · Art · Baroque · Context (archaeology · Literature · Musical · Period (music · Poetry · Repertoire · Style (visual arts · Visual arts · Classics · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · 18th century · Cantatas · France · History and criticism · Vocal music

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