Music and wonder at the Medici court : the 1589 interludes for La pellegrina /

Music and wonder at the Medici court : the 1589 interludes for La pellegrina /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Treadwell, Nina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]
Series:Musical meaning and interpretation.
Music and the early modern imagination.
Subjects:
Ferdinando > I, > Grand-Duke of Tuscany, > 1549-1609 > Marriage.
Christine, > of Lorraine, Grand Duchess, consort of Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, > 1565-1636 > Marriage.
Bargagli, Girolamo, > 1537-1586. > Pellegrina.
Intermedi > Italy > Florence > 16th century > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • The politics of dynasty
  • The aesthetic of wonder
  • Court intermedi at Florence
  • Marshalling meraviglia : manipulating time, delineating space (Intermedio one)
  • Scenic metamorphosis and musical warfare (Intermedi two and three)
  • Diabolical bodies and monstrous machines : a cautionary tale (Intermedio four)
  • Singing the marvelous (Intermedio five)
  • "O what new wonder" (Intermedio six).