Music of an empire

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Date
1988
Summary
Shows the historical circumstances that made Vienna the musical capital of Europe and explains the musical leadership of Emperor Leopold.; The program contains sections of Cest: I Pomodoro; Froberger: Suite #30; Kerll: Battaglia; Fux: San Giovanni Battista; Caldara: L'Olimpiade; Monn: Symphone in B; Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridce.
Contributors
Lough, Robin; Gascoigne, Bamber; Cesti, Antonio 1623-1669; Froberger, Johann Jacob 1616-1667; Kerll, Johann Kaspar 1627-1693; Fux, Johann Joseph 1660-1741; Caldara, Antonio 1670-1736; Monn, Matthias Georg 1717-1750; Gluck, Christoph Willibald Ritter von 1714-1787
Publishers
Granada Television; Channel Four (Great Britain); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Subjects
European Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Performing Arts; Music; European Studies; Composers Austria Vienna; Music Austria Vienna History and criticism; Music 18th century History and criticism; Music Social aspects Austria Vienna
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
53 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Presenter, Bamber Gascoigne.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089938; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1335; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/805; OCLC: ocm19087563; Catalog Key: alephsys002945973

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