Polymath of the Baroque

By Colin Timms

This is the first book to consider all aspects of the life of Agostino Steffani (1654-1728), a composer, diplomat, and bishop. A remarkable figure of the late 17th and early 18th century Europe, Steffani began his career as a composer, musician, and courtier, but his accomplishments brought
him high-level positions in the courts of Germany and the Catholic Church. Throughout his diplomatic and ecclesiatical career, Steffani continued to compose chamber music, vocal chamber music, operas, and sacred music--works which inspired Handel and other Baroque composers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195154738
• ISBN13: 9780195154733
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.6"