The Oratorio in Bologna (1650-1730) [Hardcover]

Three hundred performances of oratorios were given in the salons, churches, and oratories of Bologna in the period 1659-1730. This book relates the genesis and development of oratorio in Bologna to the city's religious, political, and cultural aspirations. It is the first critical survey of this huge and largely unknown repertory, describing in detail oratorios by composers such as Bononcini, Cazzati, Colonna, and Perti.

Abbreviations
Map of Bologna
1. Bologna, Second City of the Papal States
2. Patronage and the Bolognese Artistocracy
3. The Foundation of the Oratory in Bologna
4. Musical Institutions in the City
5. The Cazzati Era, 1657-74
6. Cazzati's Annunciation Cantata,Del Sovrano Regnante(1668)
7. Colonna's Latin Dialogue,Adstabat Coram(1668)
8. The Colonna Era, 1675-95
9. Colonna'sIl Transito di S. Gioseppe(1678)
10. Antonii'sL'Innocenza Depressa(1686)
11. Perti'sLa Beata Imelde(1686)
12. Bononcini'sIl Giosu?(1688)
13. The Perti Era, 1696-1730
14. Albergati'sLa Beata Caterina(1697)
15. Perti'sS. Petronio(1720)
16. Conclusions
Appendix
Select Bibliography
Index of Oratorios
General Index