Baroque music and B Guide - Resources and Review

Index of links to baroque music resources, covering the viola da gamba, early German organ music, Telemann, and Vivaldi.
 
Essays on the general features, style characteristics and composer styles of the music of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, and on specific genres such as the concerto, opera and the symphony.
 
Selection of annotated links to resources related to Handel: articles, catalogues, the libretto of The Messiah.
 
Provides a refereed forum for scholarly studies of seventeenth century musical cultures. Includes historical and archival studies, performance practice, music theory, aesthetics, dance, theatre, critical reviews and summary listings of recently published books, scores, recordings, and electronic media.
 
Information about the museum of stringed instruments dating from 1580 to 1780, with images of the instrument collection.
 
Selection of annotated links to resources related to Vivaldi, including portraits, recordings and libretti.
 
Link to resources related to Telemann, including a catalogue of works and a biography.
 
Selection of annotated links to resources related to J S Bach, including MIDI files, databases and bibliographies.
 
An index to dissertations in progress in the field of musicology, and a bibliography of completed dissertations reported since mid
1995, arranged under the traditional broad categories of general, antiquity, middle ages, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century.
 
Article about the characteristics of Baroque music, covering Monteverdi, the Doctrine of Affections and basso continuo. Includes links to glossary.
 
Information about the Italian composer Vivaldi including biographical details, a timeline of key life events, reviews of his works, and text settings for pieces such as The Four Seasons, Gloria, and Stabat Mater.
 
Selection of annotated links to resources relating to 17th and 18th Century opera and theatre music, arranged by country.
 
List of selected composers and compositions of the Baroque era, including Buxtehude, Charpentier, Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi.
 
Biographical information relating to the life and work of several eighteenth century English composers. Those represented include Thomas Arne (1710
1778), William Croft (1678-1772), Joseph Gibbs (1699-1788), and John Stanley (1712-1786). Where applicable, a discography is also included.
 
The Society is dedicated to the study and performance of seventeenth century music and related arts. Contents include the Journal of Seventeenth Century Music and a discussion list.
 
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