How Long to Read The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706

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It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706 by Michael Robertson

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Description

Dance music at the courts of seventeenth-century Germany is a genre that is still largely unknown. Dr Michael Robertson sets out to redress the balance and study the ensemble dance suites that were played at the German courts between the end of the Thirty Years War and the early years of the eighteenth century. At many German courts during this time, it was fashionable to emulate everything that was French. As part of this process, German musicians visited Paris throughout the second half of the seventeenth century, and brought French courtly music back with them on their return. For the last two decades of the century, this meant the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully, and his music and its influence spread rapidly through the courts of Europe. Extracts from Lully's dramatic stage works were circulated in both published editions and manuscript. These extracts are considered in some detail, especially in terms of their relationship to the suite. The nobility also played their part in this process: French musicians and German players with specialist knowledge were often hired to coach their German colleagues in the art of playing in the French manner, the franzsischer Art. The book examines the dissemination of dance music, instrumentation and performance practice, and the differences between the French and Italian styles. It also studies the courtly suites before the advent of Lullism and the differences between the suites of court composers and town musicians. With the possible exception of Georg Muffat's two Florilegium collections of suites, much of the dance music of the German Lullists is largely unknown; court composers such as Cousser, Erlebach, Johann Fischer and Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer all wrote fine collections of ensemble suites, and these are examined in detail. Examples from these suites, some published for the first time, are given throughout the book in order to demonstrate the music's quality and show that its neglect is completely unjustifi

How long is The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706?

The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706 by Michael Robertson is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706?

The Courtly Consort Suite in German-Speaking Europe, 1650-1706 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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