The canzone villanesca alla napolitana : Social, Cultural and Historical Contexts Hardback
by Donna G. Cardamone
Part of the Variorum Collected Studies series
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The printed debut of the canzone villanesca alla napolitana occurred on 24 October 1537, in Naples.
Fifteen anonymous 'rustic songs' were published by Johannes de Colonia in a pocket-sized anthology with a cover featuring three women with hoes tilling the soil.
The adjective villanesca (from villano or peasant) in the strict sense of the word means rustic or crude, but in this new context it also intimates that Neapolitan poet-musicians had been affected by the instinctive lyrical traditions of everyday people. The articles in this volume trace the Neapolitan origins of this song form, and its subsequent development as it spread quickly throughout Italy in a succession of editions published in Venice and Rome, providing a diverse repertory of lively songs to amuse the privileged that held and attended academies.
Several studies focus on key figures in this process, notably Ferrante Sanseverino, Prince of Salerno, and Orlando di Lasso.
At the same time the author relates these developments to the contemporary political context, notably the rivalry of Spain and France for control of the Kingdom of Naples.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
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- Pages:346 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:28/04/2008
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- ISBN:9780754659532
