Telemann Studies Hirschmann Wolfgang
Telemann Studies Hirschmann Wolfgang Even as Georg Philipp Telemann's significance within eighteenth-century musical culture has become more widely appreciated in recent years, the English-language…
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Telemann Studies Hirschmann Wolfgang
Even as Georg Philipp Telemann's significance within eighteenth-century musical culture has become more widely appreciated in recent years, the English-language literature on his life and music has remained limited. The composer appears here not only as an important early Enlightenment figure, but also as a postmodern one. This volume, bringing together sixteen essays by leading scholars from the USA, Germany, and Japan, helps to redress this imbalance as it signals a more international engagement with Telemann's legacy.
His secular compositions and writings are brought into rich dialogue with French musical and aesthetic currents. Chapters on his sacred music address the works' sensitivity to Lutheran and physico-theology, contrasting of historical and modern consciousness, and embodiment of an emerging opus concept. Also considered are Telemann's relationships with contemporaries such
Telemann Studies Hirschmann Wolfgang
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