Polymath of the baroque : Agostino Steffani and his music

Author(s)

• Timms, Colin

Bibliographic Information

Polymath of the baroque : Agostino Steffani and his music

Colin Timms

Oxford University Press, 2003

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-406) and index

Contents of Works

• The life. Castelfranco and Padua 1654-1667 ; Munich 1667-1688 ; Hanover 1688-1703 ; Düsseldorf 1703-1709 ; Apostolic Vicar of North Germany 1709-1728
• The music. The sacred works ; The operas, I : general survey ; The operas, II : case-studies ; The chamber music ; Conclusion: personality and achievement

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Composer, diplomat, bishop: Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) was one of the most remarkable figures in late-17th and early-18th century Europe. Steffani began his life as a composer, musician, and courtier, but his accomplishments brought him high-level positions in the courts of Germany and in the Catholic Church. This book is the first to discuss all the periods and facets of Agostino Steffani's extraordinary career and to examine his entire output of musical works.

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Details

• NCID: BA67591676
• ISBN:
  • 0195154738
• LCCN: 2002007058
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 422 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML410.S813
  • DC21 : 780/.92
  • DC21 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Steffani, Agostino, 1654-1728
  • LCSH : Composers -- Italy -- Biography