The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Music
- Author: Jones, David Wyn
- Editor: Keefe, Simon P.
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Contents
- Editor's preface Simon P. Keefe
- Prelude: 1. The musical map of Europe c.1700 STEPHEN ROSE
- Part I . Music for the Church:
- 2. Catholic church music in Italy, and the Spanish and Portuguese Empires PAUL R. LAIRD
- 3. Catholic sacred music in Austria JEN-YEN CHEN
- 4. Catholic church music in France JEAN-PAUL C. MONTAGNIER
- 5. Lutheran church music STEPHEN ROSE
- 6. Protestant church music in England and America CHARLES E. BREWER
- Interlude
- 7. Listening, thinking and writing DAVID SCHROEDER
- Part II . Music for the Theatre:
- 8. Italian opera in the eighteenth century MARGARET R. BUTLER
- 9. Opera in Paris from Campra to Rameau LOIS ROSOW
- 10. An instinct for parody and a spirit for revolution: Parisian opera, 1752-1800 MICHAEL FEND
- 11. German opera from Richard Keiser to Peter Winter CLAUDIA MAURER ZENCK, translated by Anke Caton and Simon P. Keefe
- 12. The lure of aria, procession and spectacle: opera in eighteenth-century London MICHAEL BURDEN
- 13. Music theatre in Spain RAINER KLEINERTZ
- 14. Opera in Sweden GREGER ANDERSSON
- Interlude
- 15. Performance in the eighteenth century JOHN IRVING
- Part III . Music for the Salon and Concert Room:
- 16. Keyboard music from Couperin to early Beethoven ROHAN STEWART-MACDONALD
- 17. The Serenata in the eighteenth century STEFANIE TCHAROS
- 18. Private music in public spheres: chamber cantata and song BERTA JONCUS
- 19. Handel and English oratorio EVA ZOELLNER
- 20. The Overture-Suite, Concerto Grosso and Harmoniemusik in the eighteenth century STEVEN ZOHN
- 21. Concerto of the individual SIMON MCVEIGH
- 22. Eighteenth-century symphonies: an unfinished dialogue RICHARD WILL
- 23. The string quartet CLIFF EISEN
- Postlude: 24. Across the divide: currents of musical thought in Europe, c.1790-1810 SIMON P. KEEFE
- Appendix 1: Personalia DAVID BLACK
- Appendix 2: Chronology DAVID BLACK
- Appendix 3: Institutions in major European cities DAVID BLACK.