New perspectives on Marc-Antoine Charpentier
By: [edited by] Shirley Thompson.
Contributors: Thompson, Shirley, 1966-
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780754665793
Subjects: Charpentier, Marc-Antoine, -- 1643-1704 -- Criticism and interpretation; Music -- 17th century -- History and criticism
Description: The tercentenary of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's death in 2004 stimulated a surge of activity on the part of performers and scholars, confirming the modern assessment of Charpentier as one of the most important and inventive composers of the French Baroque. The book provides a snapshot of Charpentier's scholarship.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.