The Civic Muse: Music and Musicians in Siena during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by Frank A. D'Accone
The Civic Muse: Music and Musicians in Siena during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by Frank A. D'Accone
English | Dec 8, 1997 | ISBN: 0226133664 | 1070 Pages | PDF | 13 MB
English | Dec 8, 1997 | ISBN: 0226133664 | 1070 Pages | PDF | 13 MB
Siena, blessed with neither the aristocratic nor the ecclesiastical patronage enjoyed by music in other northern Italian centers like Florence, nevertheless attracted first-rate composers and performers from all over Europe. As Frank A. D'Accone shows in this scrupulously documented study, policies developed by the town to favor the common good formed the basis of Siena's ambitious musical programs.