The Powers of Sound and Song in Early Modern Paris /

The Powers of Sound and Song in Early Modern Paris / / Nicholas Hammond.

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The long and spectacular reign of Louis XIV of France is typically described in overwhelmingly visual terms. In this book, Nicholas Hammond takes a sonic approach to this remarkable age, opening our ears to the myriad ways in which sound revealed the complex acoustic dimensions of class, politics, a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Hammond, Nicholas,
Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2019]
©2020
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Perspectives on Sensory History ; 1
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.) :; 10 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author’s Note
  • Introduction
  • Part I The Power of Sound
  • 1. The Sounds of Paris
  • 2. Singers and Listeners
  • 3. Informé de tout
  • Part II Chausson’s Song
  • 4. The Death and Afterlife of Jacques Chausson
  • 5. Guitaut, Condé, and the Cordon bleu
  • 6. Different Worlds
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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