Carissimi (1605-74), the first Roman composer of international stature after Palestrina, was a crucial figure in the development of the Baroque oratorio, canta, and concertato motet. In his day, Carissimi's reputation was as great as that of Monteverdi, and his music directly influenced works by many composers, including Charpentier and Handel. This book is the first to offer a critical survey of Carissimi's music and to place him into the mainstream of baroque musical life in Rome.
- ISBN10 0193152495
- ISBN13 9780193152496
- Publish Date 13 March 1986 (first published December 1985)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 January 1994
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 96
- Language English