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Language: en
Pages: 277
Authors: Owen Rees
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-28 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The first substantial study of Victoria's Requiem, among the most prominent Renaissance musical works, encompassing its genesis, style, and impact.
The Book of Requiems, 1550-1650
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Pages: 276
Authors: David J. Burn
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-07-20 - Publisher: Leuven University Press

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Few western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. Yet, surprisingly, despite the significance of Requiem setting
Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528-1603)
Language: en
Pages: 275
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Maria of Austria was one of the longest surviving Renaissance Empresses but until now has received little attention by biographers. This book explores her life,
The Cambridge Companion to Monteverdi
Language: en
Pages: 480
Authors: John Whenham
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Claudio Monteverdi is one of the most important figures of 'early' music, a composer whose music speaks powerfully and directly to modern audiences. This book,
The Bible in Music
Language: en
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Authors: Robert Ignatius Letellier
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This book explores the relationship between the Bible and the world of music, an association that is recorded from ancient times in the Old Testament, and one t