The Magnificat settings of Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756): a modern edition and commentary

Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756) was one of the most well-known and highly-respected musicians in Italy during the late baroque period, although his music is scarcely known or heard today. In the past twenty years, access to his surviving works has become more available and as such, musicologists are beginning to see the importance of his oeuvre, which spans nearly seventy years. This study focuses on his extant Magnificat settings, and provides modern performer’s editions of all twelve settings, including alternate versions and revisions. While Perti’s music is firmly rooted in the contrapuntal tradition, the stylistic changes in his music over the course of his life are interesting reflections of the development of pre-classical style in northern Italy.

Name thesis:degree_name

A.Mus.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Cox, John

Contributors dc:contributor

• Alwes, Chester L.
• Ward, Thomas R.
• Moersch, Charlotte Mattax
• Taylor, Stephen A.

• Magnificat
• Perti
• Petronio
• Bologna
• Sacred Music

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2012 John Kenneth Cox

Language dc:language

en

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2142/44317

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/44317