Reprise : the extraordinary revival of early music / Joel Cohen & Herb Snitzer.

Author/creator Cohen, Joel, 1942-
Other author Snitzer, Herb.
Format Book
Edition1st edition.
PublicationBoston : Little, Brown, ©1985.
Descriptionxvi, 227 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents The avant-garde of the distant past -- Origins -- Arnold Dolmetsch -- Early Twentieth Century -- Noah Greenberg -- Thomas Binkley -- Baroque renewal -- The Harnoncourts and Concentus Musicus -- The Kuijkens -- Frans Brüggen -- Gustav Leonhardt -- Singers, or the main difficulty -- Amateurs -- Authenticity -- Conclusions. Does the past have a future?
Abstract In 1976 a radio station added early music to its program, and the "war of the airwaves" began, as outraged listeners and indignant critics condemned this corruption of the sacred classical tradition. Today, what began as the avant-garde of the distant past is truly part of the musical mainstream. The revival of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music in this century has been as colorful as it has been extraordinary, and this book is the first to capture the phenomenon.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 85000192
ISBN0316150371
ISBN9780316150378

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML394 .C63 1985 ✔ Available Place Hold