Synopses & Reviews
Musica Poetica provides an unprecedented examination of the development of Baroque musical thought.and#160;The initial chapters, which serve as an introduction to the concept and teachings of musical-rhetorical figures, explore Martin Lutherand#8217;s theology of music, the development of the Baroque concept of musica poetica, the idea of the affections in German Baroque music, and that musicand#8217;s use of the principles and devices of rhetoric. Dietrich Bartel then turns to more detailed considerations of the musical-rhetorical figures that were developed in Baroque treatises and publications. After brief biographical sketches of the major theorists, Bartel examines those theoristsand#8217; interpretation and classification of the figures. The book concludes with a detailed presentation of the musical-rhetorical figures, in which each theoristand#8217;s definitions are presented in the original language and in parallel English translations.and#160;Barteland#8217;s clear, detailed analysis of German Baroque musical-rhetorical figures, combined with his careful translations of interpretations of those figures from a wide range of sources, make this book an indispensable introduction and resource for all students of Baroque music.
Review
"[Musica Poetica] represents a very useful tool, and, indeed, a very useful book."and#8212;Vassilis Vavoulis, Eighteenth Century Current Bibliography
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [458]-465) and index.
About the Author
Dietrich Bartel is an associate professor in the Department of Music at Canadian Mennonite Bible College (affiliated with University of Manitoba).