Roman Monody, Cantata and Opera from the Circles around Cardinal Montalto - John Walter (Professor of Music Hill - Bog

This book uncovers the connections between the invisible network of political and economic dependence among Italy's church and state elite and the formation of the Baroque musical style in Rome. The author rediscovers music for Battista Guarini's last stage work and the first Roman opera, and offers a new explanation for the rise of the Italian chamber cantata.