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The thesis of Anne Marie Dragosits presents a new perspective on Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (ca.1580-1651), who is nowadays only famous for his works for theorbo and lute, his remarkable output of vocal music of all genres being still mostly neglected from musicologists and performers. The thesis aims to change the perception of the composer via three different angles: A reconstruction of his life and career with a substantial amount of new biographical information builds one pillar of the book, whereas in the second part his vocal works are approached and contextualized as prototypes of radical „stile novo“ in Roman characteristic. The last third is dedicated to questions about basso continuo and Roman performance practice in Kapsperger’s lifetime, dealing also with the composers’ own material on continuo as fount of inspiration for continuo players of all instruments. Important notice from the author: Further research after finishing the PhD has unearthed important new archival material. Some of my hypotheses have been strongly confirmed, but some chapters of the biographical part of this thesis are not valid any more. Please find an updated version of Kapsperger’s biography here: https://www.lim.it/en/essay/5964-giovanni-girolamo-kapsperger-9788855430470.html Vienna, the 14th of November 2020 Anne Marie Dragosits

type	research exposition
keywords	Rome, Passaggi, Affetto, Ornamentation, Harpsichord, Basso Continuo, Vocal Music, Kapsperger
date	14/12/2012
last modified	02/02/2023
status	in progress
share status	public
copyright	Anne Marie Dragosits
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	German
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1790224/1790225
connected to	Academy of Creative and Performing Arts
external link	https://hdl.handle.net/1887/20249

name	Osterfestival Tirol 2012 -- Sacred vocal music by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (ca.1581-1651) [360p]
copyright	Annemarie Dragosits
license	All rights reserved
usages	video

name	Osterfestival Tirol 2012 -- Sacred vocal music by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (ca.1581-1651) [360p] - copy
copyright	Annemarie Dragosits
license	All rights reserved
usages	video

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