White, Harry - The Musical Discourse of Servitude

The Musical Discourse of Servitude presents a new theory of how the late baroque musical imagination developed by comparing the compositions of Johann Joseph Fux, J. S. Bach, and G. F. Handel.

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CONTENTS

Preface & Acknowledgements
Introduction: Servitude, Autonomy and the European Musical Imagination
Chapter 1: The Minstrelsy of Heaven: Servility, Freedom and the Dynastic Style
Chapter 2: The Virtuoso of Submissiveness: Fux and the Concept of Authority
Chapter 3: The Steward of Unmeaning Art: Bach and the Musical Subject
Chapter 4: 'A Darkness Which Might be Felt': Handel, Fux and the Oratorio
Chapter 5: Steps to Parnassus: Fux, Caldara and Bach
Conclusion: Well, well, well: Fux, Bach and Handel
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