Women and Musical Salons in the Enlightenment
Download or Read eBook Women and Musical Salons in the Enlightenment PDF written by Rebecca Cypess and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-05-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Rebecca Cypess |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2022-05-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226817910 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226817911 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women and Musical Salons in the Enlightenment by : Rebecca Cypess
Book excerpt: Musical salons as liminal spaces: salonnières as agents of musical culture -- Sensuality, sociability, and sympathy: musical salon practices as enactments of Enlightenment --Ephemerae and authorship in the salon of Madame Brillon -- Composition, collaboration, and the cultivation of skill in the salon of Marianna Martines -- The cultural work of collecting and performing in the salon of Sara Levy -- Musical improvisation and poetic painting in the salon of Angelica Kauffman -- Reading musically in the salon of Elizabeth Graeme -- Conclusion.
