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- Title
«Respinto da un impensato vento contrario in alto mare»: Anton Raaff, il Farinelli e la Storia della musica di Giambattista Martini.
- Authors
Pasquini, Elisabetta
- Abstract
Even though Giambattista Martini (1706-1784) was very renowned for his teaching activity, as is proved by the large number of young composers who came to Bologna in the hope of learning the secrets of their art, yet he acquired his reputation mainly through his History of music, the first one which was written in Italian and published in Italy. It was often stressed that this work contains the whole of it's author's scientific, critical, bibliographical and philological knowledge. The article reconstructs the complex editorial origin of Vol. I, which is discussed on the basis of some letters drawn from padre Martini's correspondence and, most importantly, of several unpublished documents (particularly letters, but also notes of various kinds) included in Manuscript I.33/1 of Museo internazionale The Biblioteca della musica di Bologna. It is thus possible, thanks to documentary evidence, to follow, step-by-step, the various phases of preparation which led to the book's publication and to its circulation. The printing began in 175 and was completed by 1758. In spite of the date which appears on the title page (1757), yet the passing, on August 27, 1758, of Maria Barbara of Braganza -- to whom the book was dedicated - and of her husband Ferdinand VI Borbone-Spagna (August 10, 1759) prevented the book's publication untill December 1760. A successful completion of the endeavour was also made possible thanks to the engagement and the mediation of some celebrated singers -- particularly Anton Raaf and Farinelli -- who, during the work's long development, were personally active in order to favour padre Martini.
- Publication
Recercare, 2017, Vol 29, Issue 1/2, p181
- ISSN
1120-5741
- Publication type
Article