Difesa della musica moderna e de' suoi celebri esecutori
By: Vincenzo Manfredini.
Contributors: Arteaga, Esteban de, 1747-1799.
Series: Bibliotheca musica Bononiensis.; n. 73
Publisher: Forni
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Bologna
Language: ita
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: Music -- Italy -- 18th century -- History and criticism.; Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Notes: Reprint of the 1788 ed.
Upon the publication of the 2d vol. of E. Arteaga's "Le rivoluzioni del teatro musicale italiano," Manfredini published a criticism (Giornale enciclopedico, April, 1785) of ideas advanced in that volume. The present work contains the replies published by Arteaga in the 3d vol. of his work and counter replies by Manfredini.