The musical discourse of servitude : authority, autonomy, and the work-concept in the music of Fux, Bach, and Handel / Harry White.
| Author/creator |
White, Harry, 1958- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020. |
| Description | xvii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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. |
| Abstract | The book 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 book constructs a typology of the late baroque musical imagination which draws Fux, Bach and Handel into the orbit of North Italian compositional practice. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300) and index. |
| LCCN | 2020012843 |
| ISBN | 9780190903879 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0190903872 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML240.3 .W55 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |