Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
W. W. Norton & Company (1962), Edition: Third Printing, 278 pages
Description
Marc Pincherle's aim is to present the life and music of Vivaldi to those generally musical readers who do not claim specialized knowledge. He has made wide use of contemporary writings which are delightfully evocative of the Venice in which Vivaldi lived and worked. He follows the events of the composer's life and then proceeds to a detailed consideration of his music, discussing Vivaldi the violinist, the symphonist, the composer of concertos, of opera and of sacred music. Finally he describes the incalculable influence that Vivaldi exercised on Italian, French, English, and German composers, and most especially on the music of Bach.
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Language
Original language
French
Original publication date
1955 (French)
1962 (English: Hatch)
Physical description
278 p.; 5 inches
ISBN
0393001687 / 9780393001686