Restoration cathedral music, 1660-1714
By: Ian Spink.
Series: Oxford studies in British church music
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 487
Subjects: Church music -- Church of England -- 17th century; Church music -- Church of England -- 18th century
Description: Ian Spink, a leading authority on seventeenth-century English music, has carried out an investigation of the musical sources of the Restoration period, and of the archives of every cathedral and choral foundation. The character and shape of this period of musical history is revealed, taking in the work of the great men of the age, including Purcell, Locke, and Handel, and many lesser masters such as Humfrey, Blow, Clarke, Weldon, and Croft.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-466) and index.