Music of the Baroque An Anthology of Scores

by Schulenberg, David

• ISBN13: 9780195331165
• ISBN10: 0195331168
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

A companion volume to David Schulenberg's textbook, Music of the Baroque,Second Edition, Music of the Baroque: An Anthology of Scores includes works bysuch celebrated Baroque composers as Bach, Handel, Lully, Monteverdi, and Schutzwhile also featuring compositions by lesser-known composers including BarbaraStrozzi and Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre. This second editioncomplements the textbook's emphasis on performance practice while addingimportant instrumental works for lute (Gaultier), chamber ensemble (Rossi,Castello, and Legrenzi), and trumpet with strings (Torelli), as well as excerptsfrom a grand motet (Lalande). Newly prepared scores are provided for works by C.P. E. Bach, Biber, Frescobaldi, Froberger, Lully, and other composers. Offeringan unparalleled portrait of European music from 1600 through 1750, thecollection is an ideal instructional package for courses in the history ofBaroque music.

Table of Contents

Preface

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Dum complerentur (motet)

Orlande de Lassus: Timor et tremor (motet)

Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa: Belta, poi che t'assenti (madrigal)

Claudio Monteverdi: Luci serene (madrigal)

Giulio Caccini: Sfogava con le stelle (continuo madrigal)

Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo, Act 2 (opera: selections)a. Sinfonia and two arias: ""Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno"" and ""Mira ch'a se n'alletta""b. ""Mira, deh mira Orfeo"" through chorus, ""Ahi, caso acerbo""

Claudio Monteve

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