A History of Baroque Music

By George J. Buelow

A History of Baroque Music is an exhaustive study of the music of the Baroque period, with particular focus on the 17th century. Individual chapters consider the work of significant composers, including Monteverdi, Corelli, Scarlatti, Sch tz, Purcell, Handel, Bach, and Telemann, as well as specific countries and regions. Two contributed chapters examine composers and genres from Russia, the Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia, and Latin America. The book also includes a wealth and variety of musical examples from all genres and instrumental combinations.

Contributors are Claudia Jensen, Metoda Kokole, Rui Vieira Nery, and Ennio Stipcevic.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253343658
• ISBN13: 9780253343659
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.3" x 10.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher