Restoration Cathedral Music, 1660-1714

by Ian Spink

Ian Spink, a leading authority on seventeenth-century English music, has carried out a remarkable new investigation of the musical sources of the Restoration period, and of the archives of every cathedral and choral foundation. For the first time, perhaps, the true character and shape of this period of musical history is revealed, taking in the work of the great men of the age, including Purcell, Locke, and Handel, and many lesser masters such as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198161492
• ISBN13: 9780198161493
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"