The Musician in Literature in the Age of Bach

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Rose is Lecturer in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research explores German music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in its social, material and performing contexts. He has contributed to The Cambridge History of Seventeenth-Century Music (2005), The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Music (2009) and An Introduction to Music Studies (2008), all published by Cambridge University Press. His articles and reviews have appeared in many publications including Early Music, for which he is also Reviews Editor, and the Journal of the Royal Musical Association. He is active as an organist and harpsichordist. Klappentext Analysing novels and autobiographies from Bach's Germany! this book presents new insights into the lives! mindset and status of musicians. Zusammenfassung Rose takes a fresh look at the lives and social status of musicians in Bach's Germany. Analysing how musicians were depicted in novels and autobiographies! he introduces a wealth of unknown sources. This study explores the different types of musicians found in these narratives! discussing the literary and musical contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Literary contexts: the German Baroque novel; 2. The musician as picaresque outcast; 3. The musician as honourable craftsman; 4. Musical fools versus virtuosos; 5. From harmony to discord; 6. The first German autobiographies of musicians; Bibliography.

Klappentext
Analysing novels and autobiographies from Bach's Germany, this book presents new insights into the lives, mindset and status of musicians.

Zusammenfassung
Rose takes a fresh look at the lives and social status of musicians in Bach's Germany. Analysing how musicians were depicted in novels and autobiographies, he introduces a wealth of unknown sources. This study explores the different types of musicians found in these narratives, discussing the literary and musical contexts.

Inhalt
Introduction; 1. Literary contexts: the German Baroque novel; 2. The musician as picaresque outcast; 3. The musician as honourable craftsman; 4. Musical fools versus virtuosos; 5. From harmony to discord; 6. The first German autobiographies of musicians; Bibliography.

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