A Grave SOSTENUTO by Baldassare Galuppi

ha d there been opinion polls in the eighteenth century, Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785) would have been among the most frequently named as “greatest composer.” Not only were his operas and sacred works tremendously popular, but he enjoyed great esteem among musicians owing to the obvious high qualit...

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Published inMusic in the Galant Style
Main Author Gjerdingen, Robert O.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Oxford University Press 05.10.2007
Subjects
Baroque Music
operas
frequently
eighteenth
opinion
quality
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Summary:ha d there been opinion polls in the eighteenth century, Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785) would have been among the most frequently named as “greatest composer.” Not only were his operas and sacred works tremendously popular, but he enjoyed great esteem among musicians owing to the obvious high quality of his work. For over forty years the great courts of Europe vied for the services of the lauded chapel master of St. Mark’s in Venice, and young musicians everywhere carefully studied his scores.
ISBN:9780195313710
0195313712
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780195313710.003.0015