| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 307 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Contents |
Introduction. Servitude, Autonomy and the European Musical Imagination -- The Minstrelsy of Heaven : Servility, Freedom and the Dynastic Style -- The Virtuoso of Submissiveness : Fux and the Concept of Authority -- The Steward of Unmeaning Art : Bach and the Musical Subject -- 'A Darkness Which Might be Felt' : Handel, Fux and the Oratorio -- Steps to Parnassus : Fux, Caldara and Bach -- Conclusion. Well, well, well : Fux, Bach and Handel |
| Summary |
"The Musical Discourse of Servitude examines the music of Johann Joseph Fux (c.1660-1741) in relation to that of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Its principal argument is that Fux's long indenture as a composer of church music in Vienna gains in meaning (and cultural significance) when situated along an axis that runs between the liturgical servitude of writing music for the imperial court service and the autonomy of musical imagination which transpires in the late works of Bach and Handel. To this end, The Musical Discourse of Servitude constructs a typology of the late baroque musical imagination which draws Fux, Bach and Handel into the orbit of North Italian compositional practice"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"Oxford University Press has created an open-access website to accompany The Musical Discourse of Servitude. This contains three arias by Johann Joseph Fux and three by Johann Sebastian Bach which are discussed in the second chapter of this book and designated therin as Appendix 2.1-6"--Page xvii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on December 7, 2020) |
| Subject |
Fux, Johann Joseph, 1660-1741.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 |
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Fux, Johann Joseph, 1660-1741 |
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 |
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Music -- Europe -- 18th century -- History and criticism
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Church music -- Europe -- 18th century
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Church music
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Music
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020012844 |
| ISBN |
9780190903893 |
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0190903899 |
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9780190903909 |
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0190903902 |
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9780190903886 |
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0190903880 |
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