Companion to Baroque Music

Contents:
Illustrations
Abbreviations
Foreword by Christopher Hogwood
A Short Explication
Acknowledgments
I Places and People
ITALY
An Italian Overview, Michael Talbot
Biographical Dictionary, Julie Anne Sadie
FRANCE
Paris and its Environs, Julie Anne Sadie
Biographical Dictionary, Julie Anne Sadie
NORTHERN EUROPE
German Courts and Cities, Geoffrey Webber
Biographical Dictionary, Julie Anne Sadie
CENTRAL EUROPE
The Austro-German Courts, Susan Wollenberg
Biographical Dictionary, Julie Anne Sadie
THE BRITISH ISLES
Private and Public Music, Peter Holman
Biographical Dictionary, Julie Anne Sadie
THE LOW COUNTRIES
The Netherlanders, Albert Dunning
Biographical Dictionary, Julie Anne Sadie
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND ITS NEW WORLD COLONIES
The Spanish and Portuguese Heritage, Louise K. Stein
Biographical Dictionary, Julie Anne Sadie
II Baroque Forces and Forms
Voices, Nigel Rogers
Instruments, Jeremy Montagu
Forms and Genres, Sandra Mangsen
III Performing Practice Issues
National Styles, Howard Schott
Ornamentation, David Fuller
The Idea of Authenticity, Stanley Sadie
IV Chronology
Select Bibliography of Recent Books in English
Index