Musikbezogene Quellen aus der Korrespondenz zwischen Rom und dem Wiener Kaiserhof : neues zu Antimo Liberati, Alessandro Stradella und anderen italienischen Musikern und Musikerinnen des Barock

Abstract

This article unearths hitherto unknown source material dating from 1640–1688, which is preserved as part of the imperial court's correspondence at the National Archives of Austria in Vienna. The discovery of these sources not only offers further evidence of the music-historical relationships between Italy and the Viennese Habsburg court, but it also provides revealing biographical details of Italian musicians, among whom are famous composers as well as singers such as Vincenzo Oliviciano, Angelica Voglia and Giovanni Francesco Grossi, known as Siface.

Keywords

• 17th-century music
• Italian musicians
• Habsburg Court in Vienna
• Ferdinand III
• Leopold I
• cultural transfer