Music and Musicians on the London Stage, 1695-1705
- Author: Lowerre, Kathryn
Lowerre is a musicologist, but she draws seriously and competently on the relevant scholarship and reference books in theatre history... Lowerre has added usefully to our grasp of musical practice... — More…
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Contents
- Contents: Prologue: rival crews: music and musicians in the London theaters
- Part I The Place and Function of Music in Dramatic Productions: Musical approaches in comedy
- Musical tragedies and dramatick operas. Part II Music and Musicians in Theatrical Competition: Initiation, 1695-1697
- Competition, 1698-1700
- Power shift, 1700-1703
- Realignment, 1703-1705
- Epilogue
- Appendices: Selected bibliography
- Indexes.