Andrea Gabrieli’s music in Milan: dissemination,
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Andrea Gabrieli’s music in Milan: dissemination, adaptation, assimilation
Andrea Gabrieli’s music in Milan: dissemination, adaptation, assimilation

Author(s): Marina Toffetti
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Musica Iagellonica Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Andrea Gabrieli; Milan; dissemination; adaptation; assimilation; sacred contrafacta

Summary/Abstract: In spite of various clues pointing to the fact that Andrea Gabrieli’s fame had reachedMilan during his lifetime, his name appears very rarely in studies on music in Milanbetween the end of the 16th century and the start of the 17th. This article follows upthese clues and reflects on some aspects of the transmission and reception of AndreaGabrieli’s music in Milan, taking into consideration firstly the reprinting in Milan ofsome of his collections and the presence of his compositions in local music publications(such as Orfeo Vecchi’s second book of 5-voice motets), and then examininghow his madrigals are treated in the collections of contrafacta by Aquilino Coppiniand Geronimo Cavaglieri published or assembled in Milan. Lastly, it addresses someaspects of the active and creative reception of his music, illustrating the characteristicsof some compositions from the musical environment in Milan that reveal the assimilationof technical-stylistic features that can be traced to Gabrieli’s output.

  • Issue Year: 8/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 9-33
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English