Le muse in gara /
"Le muse in gara, a serenata composed by Pietro Domenico Paradies on a libretto by D. Giacomo De Belli, was a highlight of the Venetian musical and cultural milieu at its premiere in the Ospedale di Mendicanti on 4 April 1740. The performance, given by the Ospedale's all-female musical ens...
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| Format: | Musical Score Book |
| Language: | Italian |
| Language Notes: | Italian words, also printed separately as text with English translation (pages xvi-xxvi). |
| Published: |
Middleton, Wisconsin :
A-R Editions, Inc.,
[2021]
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| Series: | Recent researches in the music of the Baroque Era ;
225. |
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| Summary: | "Le muse in gara, a serenata composed by Pietro Domenico Paradies on a libretto by D. Giacomo De Belli, was a highlight of the Venetian musical and cultural milieu at its premiere in the Ospedale di Mendicanti on 4 April 1740. The performance, given by the Ospedale's all-female musical ensemble, enticed hundreds of esteemed nobles and foreigners, including a special guest, the future Prince-Elector of Saxony Frederick Christian. With so many prestigious audience members in attendance to hear the exceptional female musicians, the text and the context of the performance present an occasion of Venice's foreign relations being fashioned through the Ospedale and its musical performances. This edition of Le muse in gara offers a crucial glimpse of the importance of the Ospedale and its female musicians in Venice's political maneuvering, with an introduction that highlights institutional structure and performer contributions in relation to the work." -- |
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| Item Description: | For 6 soloists with small string orchestra and continuo. Includes preface and critical notes in English. |
| Physical Description: | 1 score (xxvii, 193 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates) : facsimiles ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781987207095 1987207092 |