Word, Image, and Song, Vol. 1: Essays on Early Modern Italy

by Beth L. Glixon and Nathan Link

The rich cultural environment of early modern Italy inspired a vast array of musical innovations: this was the first age of the virtuoso performer, the era that witnessed the beginnings of opera, and a moment that saw the intersection and cross-fertilization of madrigals and songs of all sorts. Word, Image, and Song: Essays on Early Modern Italy presents a broad range of approaches to the study of music and related arts in that era. Topics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580464297
• ISBN13: 9781580464291
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"