Fiori Musicali: Liber Amicorum Alexander Silbiger

From the series, Detroit Monographs in Musicology/Studies in Music. The twenty essays in this volume honor Alexander Silbiger, distinguished scholar, performer, and teacher, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The collection of essays is divided into six subject areas that represent distinct research interests of the honoree: Part 1: Frescobaldi; Part 2: Vocal Music; Part 3: The Transition from Modality to Tonality; Part 4: Keyboard Music; Part 5: Music of the Eighteenth Century; and Part 6: Newfound Sources in the United States. The volume opens with an Introduction by Claire Fontijn and a tribute on behalf of the Society for 17th Century Music by Georgia Cowart. Together, these trace Professor Silbiger's career broadly, from the completion of his first doctorate in Engineering Mechanics in 1961 to the present, and offer a portrait of him as scholar, performer, teacher, and mentor. Paperback, 616 p.