| Series |
Eastman studies in music ; [11]
Eastman studies in music ; v. 11. ^A494093
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| Contents |
Part I. The Gardano Family Firms in the World of the Late Cinquecento. Introduction -- Venice: prosperity and economic decline -- Problems of survival: disease, war, food, and land -- Politics, society, and the book trade -- The acquisition of music and musical taste -- Book production and distribution -- Part II. Profile of a family business. Inheritance and division, 1569-1579 -- Venetian and Roman successes, 1580-1589 -- Prosperity in Venice and the final years, 1590-1611 -- Part III. An introduction to the Gardano Musical Editions, 1569-1611. The editions by the heirs of Antonio Gardano and of Angelo Gardano -- The editions of Alessandro Gardano -- Afterword -- Plates to Part III -- Appendix I.A. Checklist of the musical publications by the heirs of Antonio Gardano and by Angelo Gardano (1569-1611) ; Appendix I.B. Preliminary checklist of the publications by Alessandro Gardano (1577-1591) -- Appendix II.A. Annotation of the 1591 Gardano Booklist ; Appendix II.B. Chronological order of the 1591 Gardano Booklist by date of publication. |
| Abstract |
This book offers the first major overview of this remarkable family's prodigious book production during the late Renaissance. The founder of the business, Antonio Gardano, published nearly 500 music books before his death in 1569; yet over the course of the following four decades, his sons, Angelo and Alessandro, published nearly 1,000 volumes. Consequently, their output represented more composers than any other printer in the Renaissance, and, indeed, the Gardano editions included the music of the most influential composers of the time, including Asola, the Gabrielis, Gesualdo, Lasso, Marenzio, Monte, Palestrina, Schutz, Vecchi, Victoria, and Wert. The original archival and bibliographic research included in this book provides a foundation for the examination of the conditions that shaped the family's production and distribution of its vast list of titles. |
| General note | Both chapters on the musical editions includes information on the format, collation, printer's devices, title page and interior compartments, frames, ornaments, initials, typefaces, paper, watermarks, and corrections. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-483) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 98042805 |
| ISBN | 1580460208 (alk. paper) |
