Provides an unprecedented examination of the development of Baroque musical thought. Bartel's clear, detailed analysis of German Baroque musical-rhetorical figures, combined with his careful translations of interpretations of those figures from a wide range of sources, make this book an indispensable introduction and resource for all students of Baroque music.
Offers an examination of the development of Baroque musical thought. This title includes chapters which offer an introduction to the concept and teachings of musical-rhetorical figures, explore Martin Luther's theology of music, the development of the Baroque concept of musica poetica, and the idea of the affections in German Baroque music.
