Domenico Dragonetti in England (1794-1846)

The Career of a Double Bass Virtuoso
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-19-816591-0
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

Dragonetti devoted his life to the double bass. His career in England (1794-1846) is one of the most remarkable success stories in the annals of musical history. His unprecedented virtuosity elevated the double bass to a new status. In combination with his charismatic personality his musical talent dominated the English cultural world for more than fifty years. As performer, composer, collector, and friend, he exposed the unforeseen potential of the double bass. His
formidable talent as a musician and businessman provides an unusual insight into nineteenth-century entrepreneurship.

This first substantial biography and assessment of Dragonetti's career allows us to understand his importance in the history of music in general and of double-bass performance in particular.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Palmer, Fiona M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik Geschichte der Musik: Klassik (ca. 1750-1830)
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Saiteninstrumente
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Über Autor(innen)

Fiona M. Palmer has been Professor and Head of the Department of Music at the National University of Ireland Maynooth since 2007 having previously held a Senior Lectureship at the Queen's University of Belfast.