Monteverdi and the end of the Renaissance / Gary Tomlinson.
| Author/creator | Tomlinson, Gary |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1987. |
| Description | xii, 280 pages ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Oppositions in late-Renaissance thought: three case studies -- The perfection of musical rhetoric -- Youthful imitatio and the first discovery of Tasso (books I and II) -- Wert, Tasso, and the heroic style (book III) -- Guarini and the epigrammatic style (books III and IV) -- Excursus 1: A speculative chronology of the madrigals of books IV and V -- Guarini, Rinuccini, and the ideal of musical speech -- Excursus 2: The reconciliation of dramatic and epigrammatic thetoric in the Sestina of book VI -- The emergence of new ideals -- Marino and the musical eclogue (book VI) -- Marinism and the madrigal, I (book VII) -- Marinism and the madrigal, II (developments after book VII) -- The meeting of Petrarchan and Marinist ideals (the last opera) -- The end of the Renaissance -- Monteverdi and Italian culture, 1550-1700 -- Index of Monteverdi's works and their texts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 261-270) and index. |
| LCCN | 84024104 |
| ISBN | 0520053486 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.M77 T7 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |