In this provocative revisionist work, Evonne Levy brings fresh theoretical perspectives to the study of the "propagandistic" art and architecture of the Jesuit order as exemplified by its late Baroque Roman church interiors. The first extensive analysis of the aims, mechanisms, …
The contributors to this volume address such topics as the early history of the orchestra, iconography, pitch, and continuo practice, as well as questions relating specifically to the performance of baroque music. Historians of instruments and instrumental music have long recog…
Luigi de' Rossi (ca. 1597-1653), one of the most highly-regarded composers of his time, lived and worked in Rome during the politically turbulent early years of the Baroque period when opera, oratorio, and cantata were in their nascent stages. In her thematic index of de' Rossi'…
"Few periods in history are so fundamentally contradictory as the Baroque, the culture flourishing from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth centuries in Europe. When we hear the term Baroque, the first images that come to mind are symmetrically designed gardens in French cha…
Esta investigación utiliza el ritual religioso-universal del catolicismo para analizar la participación de grupos indígenas, mulatos, mestizos, y de las mujeres de la élite, en fiestas religiosas, cofradías y capellanías que tuvieron lugar en el pueblo minero de San Joseph del P…
In four pieces selected from the late Baroque repertoire, the “Allemanda” from Corelli's Sonata for Violin and Continuo, Opus 5, No. 8, the “Allemande” from Bach's Clavierübung, Partita, No. 1, the chorus, “Thy Right Hand, Oh Lord” from Handel's Israel in Egypt, and the aria due…
The motets of Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703) represent a small, but richly expressive body of work that has fallen out of regular performance in the modern day. In the generation just following his life, however, Bach was lavished with praise for his colorful text setting in …
This dissertation argues that early modern English literature was an essential part of the first global aesthetic movement—the baroque. While the baroque remains a foundational concept for other European traditions, scholars have largely elided the word from English literary his…
Early modern Venice flourished artistically and musically as one of the most cosmopolitan cities in all of Europe, and the Basilica of St. Mark’s represented the visual and musical power of La Serenissima. Giovanni Rovetta, who moved from choir boy in childhood to the basilica’s…
In their attempts to explain the dysfunctions of modernity in Latin America, theorists see it as a failed project (Néstor García-Canclini), a chronic deferral of the modern (Aníbal Quijano), or blame residual colonial practices (Walter Mignolo). Rather than continuing this obses…
Since their inception in the late sixteenth century, French ballets de cour traditions have drawn characters from sources that include commedia dell’arte, Greek mythology, and fairy tales. These source materials have affected the stage presentation of characters in productions, …
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) was Kapellmeister for the court in Darmstadt, Germany for nearly fifty years. In this position he composed over 1400 church cantatas. Original manuscripts exist from which to produce a new performance edition of Graupner's Wo gehet Jesus hin?, GWV …
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites serve as a valuable platform for cellists to bring their own voice to a work once they have overcome the myriad of technical challenges required to play it. Many cellists re-record the Suites multiple times over the course of their careers, c…
The desire to orient human civilization within the universe is evident in the most ancient structures of the world, including Stonehenge, the Pyramids of Giza and the Pantheon. The baroque architect, priest and polymath, Guarino Guarini (1624–1683), designed seventeen architectu…
This dissertation explores the role of music and visual art in commemorative events in Europe throughout the seventeenth century. Following the lead of medievalists, I look beyond disciplinary boundaries and consider the full range of media including written documents, visual ar…
