TY - BOOK ID - 75195638 TI - The chamber cantatas of Antonio Vivaldi PY - 2006 SN - 9781843832010 1843832011 9781846154546 9786612080944 1282080946 1846154545 PB - Suffolk Boydell & Brewer DB - UniCat KW - Solo cantatas, Secular KW - Musical analysis KW - Cantates pour soliste profanes KW - Analyse musicale KW - History and criticism. KW - Histoire et critique KW - Vivaldi, Antonio, KW - Cantatas, Secular KW - Songs KW - Italian verse. KW - Vivaldi's chamber cantatas. KW - composer's biography. KW - confessional culture. KW - literary and musical background. KW - performance practice. KW - topical allusion. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:75195638 AB - Detailed survey of Vivaldi's unjustly neglected chamber cantatas, showing them to stand comparison with his more famous works. Vivaldi's chamber cantatas for solo voice, some forty in total, are steadily gaining in popularity: but because of their relatively small place in the oeuvre of a composer famed for his productivity, and also on account of the general scholarly neglect of their genre, they are little discussed in the literature. This book comprehensively explores their literary and musical background, their relation to the composer's biography, the chronology of their composition, and their musical qualities. Each cantata is discussed individually, but there is also a broader consideration of aspects concerning them collectively, such as performance practice, topical allusion, and the conventions of Italian verse. The author argues that while Vivalid's cantatas are not as innovative as his concertos and operas, he produced several masterpieces in the genre that rank with his best music. MICHAEL TALBOT is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Liverpool. ER -