Giovanni Battista Bassani—Reception of the Output and Characteristic of the Compositions Preserved in the Musical Collection of Grodzisk Parish Chapel Cover Image

Giovanni Battista Bassani—Reception of the Output and Characteristic of the Compositions Preserved in the Musical Collection of Grodzisk Parish Chapel
Giovanni Battista Bassani—Reception of the Output and Characteristic of the Compositions Preserved in the Musical Collection of Grodzisk Parish Chapel

Author(s): Karolina Majewska
Subject(s): History, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Music, Bibliography, General Reference Works, Social history, Modern Age, 17th Century, Source Material
Published by: Koło Naukowe Studentów Muzykologii UJ
Keywords: Giovanni Battista Bassani; music reception; music manuscripts; Grodzisk Wielkopolski;RISM;

Summary/Abstract: The work concerns Giovanni Battista Bassani’s output and its reception with a particular emphasis on manuscripts preserved in the collection from parish church in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. The oeuvre of this composer has been preserved to a huge amount today—there are 441 manuscripts and 67 prints preserved in 287 copies.The article consists of two parts. The first chapter presents a list of sources of the composer’s works, created using the RISM database with special attention to the Polish sources. In addition, a list of sources identified as the transmission of Bassani’s output is presented. The second part of the article characterises the composer’s works preserved in the collection from parish church in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 04 (35)
  • Page Range: 38-62
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English