Print Culture and Music in Sixteenth-Century Venice

This volume discusses the commerce of music and its connection to the printing and publishing industry in mid-sixteenth century Venice. Music printers occupied a unique niche in the Renaissance printing world because their product appealed to those with sophisticated taste and was not readable by the entire literate public. Bridging the gap between music and other disciplines, Bernstein demonstrates here that the role of a music printer can be discussed as part of the larger cultural and economic question of the success of a commercial enterprise. Print Culture And Music In Sixteenth-century Venice Bridges The Gap Between Music And Other Disciplines, By Clarifying The Complex Relationships That Existed Among Composers, Patrons, And Printers. It Also Provides Valuable Insight Into Wider Issues Concerning The Intellectual, Artistic, And Commercial Worlds Of Mid-cinquecento Venice. This Highly Original Study Will Appeal To Anyone Whose Interests Include Renaissance Music, Printing And Publishing, Italian Culture, And Rare Books.--jacket. 1. Printers And Publishers: The Merchants Of Venice -- 2. Inside The Venetian Print Shop: The Manufacturing Of A Music Book -- 3. The Financing Of Venetian Music Books -- 4. The Distribution Of Venetian Music Books -- 5. Composers, Patrons, And The Venetian Music Press -- 6. The Houses Of Scotto And Gardano: Two Printing Dynasties -- 7. Scotto And Gardano: Marketing A Musical Repertory -- App. A. Table Of Venetian Music Editions -- App. B. Table Of Dedicatees Italian Music Edition. Jane A. Bernstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [205]-220) And Index. Contents......Page 10 List of Illustrations and Tables......Page 12 I......Page 14 V......Page 15 Introduction......Page 18 One: Printers and Publishers: The Merchants of Venice......Page 24 Two: Inside the Venetian Print Shop: The Manufacturing of a Music Book......Page 44 Three: The Financing of Venetian Music Books......Page 88 Four: The Distribution of Venetian Music Books......Page 100 Five: Composers, Patrons, and the Venetian Music Press......Page 114 Six: The Houses of Scotto and Gardano: Two Printing Dynasties......Page 130 Seven: Scotto and Gardano: Marketing a Musical Repertory......Page 162 Appendix A: Table of Venetian Music Editions......Page 196 Appendix B: Table of Dedicatees Italian Music Edition......Page 210 Bibliography......Page 220 A......Page 236 C......Page 237 E......Page 238 G......Page 239 L......Page 241 M......Page 242 P......Page 243 R......Page 244 S......Page 245 T......Page 246 W......Page 247 Z......Page 248 This volume examines the commerce of music and its connection to the printing and publishing industry in mid-sixteenth century Venice. It presents a broad portrayal of the Venetial music booktrade and explores business strategies