Williams (scholar in residence at Hamilton College) surveys the biographical aspects of Conti, one of the three most important musical figures at the Hapsburg Court. She examines his creative collaborations with some of the leading poet-librettists of the day and the influence of his music that can be identified in works by Telemann, Bach and Handel. She also analyzes Conti's instrumental music, cantatas, operas, intermezzos, oratorios and sacred music, revealing him to be a composer who constantly experimented with a wide ...
Read More
Williams (scholar in residence at Hamilton College) surveys the biographical aspects of Conti, one of the three most important musical figures at the Hapsburg Court. She examines his creative collaborations with some of the leading poet-librettists of the day and the influence of his music that can be identified in works by Telemann, Bach and Handel. She also analyzes Conti's instrumental music, cantatas, operas, intermezzos, oratorios and sacred music, revealing him to be a composer who constantly experimented with a wide range of French, German, and Italian ideas and techniques to create his own diverse musico-dramatic style.
Read Less