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Naples, Capital of Dance

Naples, Capital of Dance

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Availability:In StockContributor:Anthony R. DeldonnaPublish date:4/17/2025Pages:262
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009440271ISBN-10:1009440276UPC:9781009440271Book Category:Music, Games & ActivitiesBook Subcategory:Genres & StylesBook Topic:DanceSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.3713Product ID:SC32KEFETT
Renowned as a city of entertainment, Naples was unequaled in eighteenth-century Italy for the diversity of its musical life. During the reigns of Carlo di Borbone and his heir Ferdinando IV, the sponsorship of feste di ballo, elaborate celebratory balls featuring social dance such as the minuet and contradance, grew increasingly lavish. Organized for carnevale, occasions of state, and personal celebrations in the lives of the royal family, the feste di ballo fostered both a public agenda and a personal rapport between the monarchs and local aristocracy. As the century progressed, the frequency of and resources accorded to the feste di ballo and its showcasing of social dance came to match those of stage drama and instrumental music. Based on extensive archival research, this book reveals the culture of social dance at the Bourbon court and how these spectacular events served to project images of authority, power, and identity.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009440271ISBN-10:1009440276UPC:9781009440271Book Category:Music, Games & ActivitiesBook Subcategory:Genres & StylesBook Topic:DanceSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.3713Product ID:SC32KEFETT
Deldonna, Anthony R.: - Anthony R. DelDonna is Thomas E. Caestecker Professor of Music in the Department of Performing Arts at Georgetown University. He is the author of Instrumental Music in Late Eighteenth-Century Naples: Politics, Patronage and Artistic Culture (Cambridge, 2021) and Opera, Theatrical Culture and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century Naples (2012).
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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