From Venice to St. Petersburg and Back Again: The Sacred Music of Baldassare Galuppi and the Mutability of Eighteenth-Century Style

• Other Authors: Knop, Keith (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Music
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2866

The Italian composer Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) had a profound impact on the development of opera buffa and on Venetian musical life for nearly forty years. Less widely known is the fact that he also exercised considerable influence over the development of Russian Orthodox church music in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The biography presented here pays special attention to his time spent in Russia, as this is often glossed over. Galuppi is also an interesting study because, as a member of the transitional generation that includes composers such as Pergolesi and C. P. E. Bach, his music often displays an amalgam of styles characteristic of both the Baroque and Classic eras. This is especially evident in his sacred music, and is illustrated through analysis and discussion of five Latin and two Russian Orthodox sacred works. === A Thesis submitted to the School of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. === Summer Semester, 2004. === March 24, 2004. === Magnificat, Church Slavonic, Russian Orthodox music, Dixit Dominus, Plotiyu Usnuv === Includes bibliographical references. === Jeffery Kite-Powell, Professor Directing Thesis; Douglass Seaton, Committee Member; Denise Von Glahn, Committee Member.