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Author Kendrick, Robert L

Title The sounds of Milan, 1585-1650 / Robert L. Kendrick
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 528 pages) : illustrations
Contents Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Music Examples; List of Abbreviations; A Note on Money; PART I: SPACES AND THEIR MUSICS; PART II: ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS; PART III: MUSICAL EXPRESSIONS; Documents; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary In this book, a follow-up to his 1996 monograph Celestial Sirens, Robert Kendrick examines the cultural contexts of music in early-modern Milan. This book describes the churches and palaces that served as performance spaces in Milan, analyzes the power structures in the city, discusses the devotional rites of the Milanese, and explores the connections among city politics, city-scape, and music
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-514) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Music -- Italy -- Milan -- 16th century -- History and criticism
Music -- Italy -- Milan -- 17th century -- History and criticism
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- International.
Manners and customs
Music
SUBJECT Milan (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 16th century
Milan (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century
Subject Italy -- Milan
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2001036651
ISBN 1423733444
9781423733447
9780195350562
0195350561