Orpheus in the Marketplace: Jacopo Peri and the Economy of Late Renaissance Florence
(Part of the I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History Series)
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The Florentine musician Jacopo Peri (1561-1633) is known as the composer of the first operas--they include the earliest to survive complete, Euridice (1600), in which Peri sang the role of Orpheus. A large collection of recently discovered account books belonging to him and his family allows for a greater exploration of Peri's professional and personal life. Richard Goldthwaite, an economic historian, and Tim Carter, a musicologist, have...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:067472464X
ISBN13:9780674724648
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:496 Pages
Weight:1.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"
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