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The grand theater of the world : music, space, and the performance of identity in early modern Rome / edited by Valeria De Lucca and Christine Jeanneret.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Description
xiii, 235 pages, 13 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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Music
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Social aspects
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Italy
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Rome
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History
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17th century
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Sound
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Social aspects
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Italy
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Rome
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History
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17th century
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Rome (Italy)
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Social life and customs
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17th century
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Editor
De Lucca, Valeria
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Jeanneret, Christine
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Series
Ashgate interdisciplinary studies in opera
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Summary note
Music and space in the early modern world shaped each other in profound ways, and this is particularly apparent when considering Rome, a city that defined itself as the "grande teatro del mondo". The aim of this book is to consider music and space as fundamental elements in the performance of identity in early modern Rome. Rome's unique milieu, as defined by spiritual and political power, as well as diplomacy and competition between aristocratic families, offers an exceptionally wide array of musical spaces and practices to be explored from an interdisciplinary perspective. Space is viewed as the theatrical backdrop against which to study a variety of musical practices in their functions as signifiers of social and political meanings. The editors wish to go beyond the traditional distinction between music theatrical spectacles - namely opera - and other musical genres and practices to offer a more comprehensive perspective on the ways in which not only dramatic, but also instrumental music and even the sounds of voices and objects in the streets relied on the theatrical dimension of space for their effectiveness in conveying social and political messages. While most chapters deal with musical performances, some focus on specific aspects of the Roman soundscape, or are even intentionally "silent", dealing with visual arts and architecture in their performative and theatrical aspects. The latter offer a perspective that creates a visual counterpoint to the ways in which music and sound shaped space.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Exploring the soundscape of early modern Rome through Uberti's Contrasto musico / Valeria de Lucca and Christine Jeanneret
Drawing as a performative act : Carlo Marchionni at the Villa Albani, Rome / Tracy Ehrlich
Gesture and acting in Roman opera at the end of the seventeenth century / Barbara Nestola
Was man made for the Sabbath? Site, space, and identity in Jesuit musical life / Eric Bianchi
Theatricality in the Sistine Chapel / Peter Gillgren
Blinding light and gloomy darkness : illumination, spectatorship, and the oratorio in baroque Rome / Huub van der Linden
Sound and sensorial landscape : early modern Rome as a full urban experience / Brice Gruet
"Comprando la maraviglia con l'impossibilità" : the role of music in the space of a torneo. An unknown score of I furori di Venere (Bologna 1639) / Dinko Fabris
Cultural life at Villa Lante di Bagnaia (1683-1685) : family, gardens, and sociability / Anne-Madeleine Goulet
The "teatro delle acque" : music and spectacle at Villa Aldobrandini during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries / Giulia Anna Romana Veneziano
Inside and outside a national church : music, ceremonies, and nationality in early modern Rome / Michela Berti
From the villa to the public theater : the Chigi and "Roman" opera in Siena / Colleen Reardon.
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ISBN
9781472488220 (hardcover)
1472488229 (hardcover)
LCCN
2019007267
OCLC
1088669087
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