Music for St Cecilia's Day : from Purcell to Handel

Music for St Cecilia's Day : from Purcell to Handel / Bryan White.

In 1683 English court musicians and the Musical Society of London joined forces to initiate annual observations of St Cecilia's Day (22 November), celebrating the occasion with a feast and the performance of specially composed musical odes. The most prominent composers and poets of the age wrot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Bryan, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk : The Boydell Press, 2019.
Series:Music in Britain, 1600-2000 ; v. 22.
Subjects:
Cecilia, > Saint > Songs and music > History and criticism.
Saint Cecilia's Day > Songs and music > History and criticism.
Music > England > London > 17th century > History and criticism.
Music > England > London > 18th century > History and criticism.
Saint Cecilia's Day > History > 17th century.
Saint Cecilia's Day > History > 18th century.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Songs and music.
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Call Number: ML286.2 .W45 2019
Status: Available

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