Word, Image, and Song [2 Volume Set]: Essays on Early Modern Italy and Essays on Musical Voices

by Beth L. Glixon and Nathan Link

New essays by noted authorities explore music and related arts in early modern Italy, the concept of musical voice, the role of singing in musical life, and the many ways of experiencing music.

This two-volume set explores the relationship between words and music -- and the roles they play in culture and society -- from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. The first volume, Word, Image, and Song: Essays onEarly Modern Italy, presents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580464548
• ISBN13: 9781580464543
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"