Research Catalog

Title

Saints and sinners : the Latin musical dialogue in the seventeenth century / Frits Noske.

Author

Noske, Frits, 1920-1993.

Publication

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

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Details

Description

x, 383 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

• The seventeenth-century Latin dialogue is a sung conversation on a sacred subject involving two or more characters, each of whom is represented by a single voice. This is the first critical study of the genre, which has never been the object of comprehensive scholarly treatment. Few exist in modern editions, and a valuable portion of this book is the complete transcriptions of 10 dialogues, representative of their range and invention.
• Professor Noske divides his subject-matter into biblical and non-biblical dialogues, and offers a comprehensive discussion of their musical and non-musical aspects. The development of the genre throughout the seventeenth century is illustrated by focusing on six dialogues on the subject of the Sacrifice of Abraham. Those few dialogues written outside Italy (less than 10 per cent) are considered separately. The text is illustrated throughout with many music examples.
• In the course of his discussion Professor Noske brings to light a number of minor masters and allows for a reappraisal of more well-known composers familiar through other genres, such as Giovanni Legrenzi. The study also adds to our understanding of seventeenth-century sacred music as a whole.

Subject

• Sacred dialogues (Music) > 17th century > History and criticism
• Sacred dialogues (Music) > 17th century > Analysis, appreciation
• Sacred dialogues (Music) > 17th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [376]-379) and index.

Contents

• Pt. 1. Historical and Analytical Observations. 1. General Aspects. The Role Dialogue. The Religious Function. Delimitation. Sources and Composers. The Texts. Scoring. Form and Structure. Melodic Style. Melodic-Harmonic Writing and Counterpoint. Dramatic Qualities. Northern Italy and Rome. 2. Italy: Dialogues Based on the Old Testament. Histories and Episodes. Psalm and Canticle Dialogues. 3. Italy: Dialogues Based on the New Testament. The Annunciation and Nativity. Episodes from the Life of Jesus. Parables. The Crucifixion and Resurrection. The Acts of the Apostles and the Revelation. 4. Italy: Non-Scriptural Dialogues. Saints. Moralizing Dialogues. Other Subjects. 5. The Latin Dialogue Outside Italy. Germany. Poland. England. The Netherlands. France. 6. The Sacrifice of Abraham: Six Dialogues Compared. The Biblical Source. Composers, Musical Sources, and Scoring. Antecedents and the Summons. The Journey. Sacrifice and Divine Intervention. Benediction and Conclusion. Evaluation.
• Appendix. Performance Practice: The Visual Aspect -- Pt. 2. Transcription of Ten Dialogues. 1. Alessandro Grandi, 'Heu mihi!'. 2. Giuseppe Caruso, 'Ecce spina, unde rosa'. 3. Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, 'Gloria in altissimis Deo'. 4. Giacomo Carissimi, 'Doleo et poenitet me'. 5. Giovanni Legrenzi, Dialogo delle due Marie. 6. Giovanni Antonio Grossi, 'Heu! Domine, respice et vide'. 7. Alessandro Della Ciaia, Lamentatio Virginis in depositione Filii de Cruce. 8. Kaspar Forster jun., 'Quid faciam misera'. 9. Benedictus a Sancto Josepho, 'O quam suave'. 10. Marc-Antoine Charpentier, 'Homo fecit coenam magnam' (Dialogus inter Christum et homines).

ISBN

0198162987

LCCN

92034757

OCLC

• 26722149
• ocm26722149

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries