| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 393 pages) : 9 illustrations |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Music Examples; Archival References; Music Manuscripts; Introduction; PART ONE; PART TWO; PART THREE; Epilogue; APPENDICES; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Based on extensive documentary and archival research, Music in Renaissance Ferrara is a study of the rise of music at a vital center of Italian Renaissance culture, focusing on the patrons and musicians whose efforts gave Ferrara a primary role in European music during the fifteenth century. The successive rulers of the Italian city-state, members of the Este dynasty, brought to Ferrara some of the most important composers of the period, including Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Martini, Jacob Obrecht, and Josquin Desprez. Moreover, Ferrara has long been famous as the seat of activity of three of th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-381) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Music -- Italy -- Ferrara -- 15th century -- History and criticism
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Musicians -- Italy -- Ferrara
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- International.
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Music
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Musicians
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Italy -- Ferrara
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199703005 |
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0199703000 |
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1282053930 |
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9781282053939 |
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