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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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Woodbridge, Suffolk :
The Boydell Press,
2019.
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Series: | Music in Britain, 1600-2000 ;
v. 22. |
Subjects: |
Music Library
Call Number: |
ML286.2 .W45 2019
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Copy: 1 | Available |