Sadler, Graham
The Rameau Compendium
- ISBN 13:
- 9781783271924
- author:
- Sadler, Graham
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Boydell Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 23.2 x 15.9 x 1.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Music, General, Music,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Rameau Compendium by Graham Sadler is the most authoritative and up-to-date source of quick reference on Baroque composer and theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau. This comprehensive guide covers every significant area of his life and creative activity, providing easy access to a wealth of cross-referenced material. The dictionary and work-list offer detailed entries on institutions, places, individuals, genres, instruments, technical terms, iconography, editions, specific works and publications, as well as Rameau's theoretical writings. This book also sheds new light on the composer's life and music, challenging common perceptions of his personality and revealing a more sympathetic side. Written by renowned authority Graham Sadler, Professor Emeritus at the University of Hull and Research Professor at Birmingham Conservatoire, this book is an essential resource for performers, scholars and anyone interested in French music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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