Music in Seventeenth-Century Naples

Dinko Fabris draws on newly discovered archival documents to reconstruct the career of Francesco Provenzale (1624-1704) who became the leader of his musical world, despite his relatively small musical output. The book examines Provenzale's surviving works alongside those of his most important Neapolitan contemporaries. Fabris provides both a life and works study of Provenzale and a conspectus of Neapolitan musical life of the seventeenth century.

Dinko Fabris is Lecturer in History of Music at the University of Basilicata and Conservatorio di Bari, Italy. He has published several books and articles on lute and keyboard tablatures, patronage and music in Spanish Naples.

Contents: Preface; La città della festa; The age of Provenzale; The four conservatoires; A composer for the church; Provenzale and opera in Naples; Chamber and instrumental music; Hope and disillusion; Conclusion; Catalogue of Provenzale's works; Bibliography; Index.