Interpreting the musical past : early music in nineteenth-century France /

This study of French early music revival gives us a vivid sense of how the cultural meanings of music were contested in the 19th century. It surveys the main patterns of revivalist activity while also providing in-depth studies of repertories stretching from Adam de la Halle to Rameau.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Katharine (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008, 2005.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This study of French early music revival gives us a vivid sense of how the cultural meanings of music were contested in the 19th century. It surveys the main patterns of revivalist activity while also providing in-depth studies of repertories stretching from Adam de la Halle to Rameau.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 298 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index.
ISBN:9780195346503
0195346505