Child Composers In The Old Conservatories: How Orphans Became Elite Musicians

Telling the compelling story of the seventeenth century Naples orphans who emerged from the city's conservatori as masters of the European musical world, Child Composers in the Old Conservatory explores their training in the partimento tradition, and advocates for its revival in modern music education.

• | By (Author): Robert O. (Professor Of Music, Professor Of Music, Northwestern University) Gjerdingen
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• | Publication Date: Mar 26, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0190653590
• | ISBN-13: 9780190653590