Polymath of the Baroque : Agostino Steffani and His Music
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| Title: | Polymath of the Baroque : Agostino Steffani and His Music |
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| Description: | This is the first book to consider all aspects of the life of Agostino Steffani (1654-1728), a composer, diplomat, and bishop. A remarkable figure of the late 17th and early 18th century Europe, Steffani began his career as a composer, musician, and courtier, but his accomplishments brought him high-level positions in the courts of Germany and the Catholic Church. Throughout his diplomatic and ecclesiatical career, Steffani continued to compose chamber music, vocal chamber music, operas, and sacred music--works which inspired Handel and other Baroque composers. |
| Authors: | Colin Timms |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Composers--Italy--Biography |
| Categories: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This is the first book to consider all aspects of the life of Agostino Steffani (1654-1728), a composer, diplomat, and bishop. A remarkable figure of the late 17th and early 18th century Europe, Steffani began his career as a composer, musician, and courtier, but his accomplishments brought him high-level positions in the courts of Germany and the Catholic Church. Throughout his diplomatic and ecclesiatical career, Steffani continued to compose chamber music, vocal chamber music, operas, and sacred music--works which inspired Handel and other Baroque composers. |
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| ISBN: | 9780195154733 9781423762904 9780195348279 |
