The Full Anthems and Services of John Blow and the Question of an English Stile Antico
Description:
John Blow (1649-1708) was among the first group of boys pressed into the service of King Charles II, following the decade of Puritan rule. Blow would make compositional efforts as early as 1664 and, at the age of nineteen, began to assume professional positions within the London musical establishment, ultimately becoming, along with his pupil and colleague, Henry Purcell, London's foremost musician. Restoration sacred music is generally thought of in connection with the stile nuovo which, for …
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Date:
August 1990
Creator:
King, Deborah Simpkin
Partner:
UNT Libraries