Sacred Music in the Cinquecento Outside Venice and
Focus on Naples, Florence, Bologna, Modena, Ferrara, Mantua, Milan, Cremona, Bergamo, Brescia, and elsewhere. Includes links to composer biographies and related topics from the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
The Italian Seicento (17th Century)
Traces the beginning of opera in Florence with links to biographies of composers and related material. From the Here Of a Sunday Morning radio program.
The Italian Settecento (18th Century)
Summary of developments in Bel Canto and Opera Buffa as well as instrumental developments with links to biographies and related material from the Here Of a Sunday Morning radio program.
The Neapolitan Group
Summary of the music composed in 18th Century Naples with internal links to noted artists associated with this school. From the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
The Venetian Style (16th Century)
Emphasis on Venice's challenge to Rome as a leader in sacred music composition. From the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.