Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 - Kurtzman, Jeffrey (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Washington University in St Louis)

This volume studies the Monteverdi Vespers from the standpoint of its musical and liturgical origins and context, contains analytical essays on the music, and examines 17th-century performance practice as it pertains to the Vespers. Appendices include bibliographies and an analytical discography.