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Man & His Music : the Story of Musical Experience in the West [Revised] 9780712620017, 071262001X
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MAN AND HIS MUSIC THE STORY OF MUSICAL EXPERIENCE IN THE WEST All Pages | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Among the recent releases on DVD of Rolf Liebermann's productions of operas from the Hamburg Opera conceived for television in the late 1960s, Beethoven's Fidelio is impressive for the use of the medium of film to bring out the personal aspects of this intensive opera. » Presented in its fine line of “Originals,” Decca’s reissue of Solti’s famous 1967 recording of Verdi’s Requiem is actually offered with another fine recording, the same conductor’s 1977/78 performance of the Quattro pezzi sacri. » In recent years, Emmanuelle Haïm has achieved prominence at the helm of several baroque operas, including Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and Handel’s Rodelinda and Giulio Cesare. » Although Jacobus Vaet, Antonius Galli and Pieter Maessens are little-known composers today, this impressive recording featuring their music, the debut recording by the ensemble Cinquecento, may serve as a cautionary reminder that modern familiarity is often the fruit of circumstance and not necessarily a reliable measure of artistic achievement. » Last year saw Cecilia Bartoli’s recording dedicated to the memory, and repertoire, of the early 19th century singer Maria Malibran, “Maria.” » .
ALEC HARMAN with Anthony Milner WILFRID MELLERS
BARRiE &. JENKINS LONDON
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1188 First published in 4 parts in 1957-9 by Barrie & RockliiTLtd First published in a revised, single-volume edition in 1962 by Barrie & Jenkins Ltd 289 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2QA Reprinted in 1964, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1980; new edition 1988 Copyright © Alec Harman, Wilfrid Meilers and Anthony Milner 1962, 1988 A// rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electrical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Harman, Alec, rgiy — Man and his music: the story of musical experience in the West. - Rev. ed. 1. Western music, to 1987 I. Title II. Milner, Anthony HI. Meilers, Wilfrid 780 ' .9 ISBN o 7126 2001 X Printed and bound in Great Britain by Anchor Brendon Ltd, Tiptree, Essex
CONTENTS
Preface to parts I and II
xi PART I
MEDIAEVAL AND EARLY RENAISSANCE MUSIC f up to c. 1525) Music in the early Church: Christian chant Music in the early Church: the beginnings of part music Music outside the Church: solo song and dance music The all-embracing style of the thirteenth century The new art Music in the early Renaissance
i 40 74 95 121 185
PART II
LATE RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE MUSIC ( c. 1525-c. 1750) The late Renaissance: secular music The late Renaissance: sacred music—instrumental music The Baroque: music for the stage: I The Baroque: music for the stage: II The Baroque: music in church, hall and home The Baroque: instrumental music
239 297 366 438 498 531
Preface to parts III and IV
571 PART III
THE SONATA PRINCIPLE (fromc. 1750) , I. TRADITION AND REVOLUTION
Opera Today
20 Oct 2008
BEETHOVEN: Fidelio
06 Oct 2008
VERDI: Requiem / Quattro pezzi sacri
06 Oct 2008
MONTEVERDI: Combattimento
22 Sep 2008
Music for the Court of Maximilian II
19 Sep 2008
Souvenir of a Golden Era: The Sisters Garcia
14 Sep 2008
Film Music Classics on Naxos: Herrmann an
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