Download or read book Five Centuries of Music in Venice written by Howard Chandler Robbins Landon and published by Schirmer Trade Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music pervades the soul of Venice as surely as its canals penetrate the heart of the city. From Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, and Rossini to Verdi, Wagner, and Stravinsky, this great city has inspired and sheltered genius. Venice is a city in which music has accompanied every aspect of life, from religious and state ceremony to late-night revelry. This lavishly illustrated book examines the unique relationships between the life of Venice and the history of music.