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1 online resource |
| Series |
Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989 ; v. 146 |
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Eastman studies in music ; v. 146.
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| Contents |
Purcell's trio sonatas -- Harmony and counterpoint in the service of rhetoric -- Indiscernible structures -- Proportional symmetry and asymmetry -- Mirror symmetry and its implications -- Double fugue, triple fugue, and commutatio -- Ground bass |
| Summary |
Purcell's trio sonatas are among the cornerstones of Baroque chamber music. The composer himself unassumingly described them as "a just imitation of the most famed Italian masters." However, analysis of their underlying structures reveals that Purcell's modesty hides a highly original blend of Italian models, complex English traditional compositional devices, and his own near obsession with compositional and contrapuntal technique.0Alon Schab's pathbreaking 'Sonatas of Henry Purcell: Rhetoric and Reversal' begins with an overview of the two sets of sonatas and their sources, their movement types, and some of the basic compositional and rhetorical procedures they demonstrate. The book's main part highlights several covert structures that are not necessarily heard but are consistent and played an important part in the compositional process. Symmetry, both temporal and spatial, governs much of these underlying structures. Beneath the surface of his studies in Italian style, Purcell created intricate correspondences between the micro and macro levels of the works, as well as unities of proportions and, above all, impressive mirrorlike structures |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 8, 2018) |
| Subject |
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Sonatas.
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| SUBJECT |
Sonatas (Purcell, Henry) fast |
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Sonata.
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- General.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Band & Orchestra.
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MUSIC -- History & Criticism.
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Sonata
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787442634 |
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1787442632 |
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