'to Fill, Forbear, or Adorne' The Organ Accompaniment of Restoration Sacred Music |
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| Author:
| Herissone, Rebecca |
| Series title: | Royal Musical Association Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-4150-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first study to provide a systematic and thorough investigation of continuo realization styles appropriate to Restoration sacred music. Rebecca Herissone undertakes detailed analysis of a group of organ books closely associated with the major Restoration composers Purcell, Blow and Humfrey, and the London institutions where they spent th
This is the first study to provide a systematic and thorough investigation of continuo realization styles appropriate to Restoration sacred music. Rebecca Herissone undertakes detailed analysis of a group of organ books closely associated with the major Restoration composers Purcell, Blow and Humfrey, and the London institutions where they spent th