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The Early Trombone: A Catalogue of Music
This catalogue documents nearly 9000 musical works specifying the trombone from anonymous pieces mentioned in early sixteenth-century writings up to Haydn’s iconic oratorios The Creation and The Seasons on the cusp of the nineteenth century. As such the catalogue provides a single resource for scholars trombonists chamber musicians and conductors to access instrumental solo and ensemble as well as choral works specifying trombone from the sixteenth through to the end of the eighteenth century. In compiling this inventory the authors have personally examined as many of the sources as possible either the original prints and manuscripts in libraries and archives or copies thereof (microfilm microfiche scans facsimile editions photocopies and photos). Relevant text passages from title pages prefaces and composer’s performance instructions are given in the original language and in English translation. Annotations discuss attributions the situation and peculiarities of sources and relationships to parallel transmissions. Extensive bibliographical information is provided to guide the readers to relevant secondary literature.
The catalogue is divided into three sections: concerted instrumental music (with solo trombone) instrumental music with trombones and vocal music specifying trombones with the vocal works representing the largest portion of the repertoire. The compositions range in size from pieces for a single voice with trombone and basso continuo to large-scale sacred and secular polychoral works with multiple trombones.
La société du tambourin
Une histoire sociale de la musique à danser en Pays basque
Plus vivaces que jamais les traditions musicales et dansées du Pays basque peuvent parfois donner l’impression d’une intemporalité qui aurait traversé les siècles. Or ici comme ailleurs les traditions ont une histoire et seule l’analyse du temps long permet de restituer l’épaisseur des permanences mutations emprunts qui émaillent l’histoire de la musique et des danses sur ce territoire. Ce livre s’attache à résoudre l’énigme du recours contemporain à la tradition en analysant l’historicité de la musique à danser et de ses usages sociaux. Des ménétriers rehaussant les corporations urbaines d’Ancien régime jusqu’aux usages sociopolitiques contemporains de la farce charivarique en passant par la relecture de la musique par le mouvement culturel basque au xix e siècle ce livre propose un voyage à la fois musical et sociohistorique qui bien au-delà du cas basque informe sur notre rapport sélectif aux héritages culturels.