Polymath of the Baroque

"Polymath of the Baroque convinces one that Agostino Steffani was indeed a first-rate composer and that he fused Italian melody and German counterpoint with the French penchant for dance rhythms and woodwind instrumentation. Colin Timms' book will be eagerly read and with profit by those with a particular interest in Steffani, as well as, by scholars of the Baroque in general." Music and Letters "[Colin Timms'] exhaustively researched book is clearly going to be our guide to the man and his music for many years to come."--Early Music "Polymath of the Baroque convinces one that Agostino Steffani was indeed a first-rate composer and that he fused Italian melody and German counterpoint with the French penchant for dance rhythms and woodwind instrumentation. Colin Timms' book will be eagerly read and with profit by those with a particular interest in Steffani, as well as, by scholars of the Baroque in general." Music and Letters "[Colin Timms'] exhaustively researched book is clearly going to be our guide to the man and his music for many years to come."--Early Music