Author: Sadie, Julie Anne ; editor:
Title: Companion to Baroque Music
Description: Berkeley [CA], Univ. of California Press, (1998). orig.wrappers. 24x15cm, (18),549,(16)p, PAPERBACK.. 16pp plates.. Minor rubbing. An ink mark to top page-edge. VG. ¶ From Bach and Handel to Couperin and Rameau, Baroque music occupies a central place in the interests of any music-lover. This invaluable reference book offers fresh perspectives on the musical life of that crucial century and a half, 1600-1750, which we call `the Baroque era'. Topics covered include national, social and cultural aspects of music; voices, instruments and musical genres; performance practice and authenticity. Biographical dictionaries of composers, performers and patrons are given for each region" - Publisher's description.

Keywords: Musicology, Baroque Music, History, Criticism, , , , ,