The Dutch Edition
Salut! BaroquePlease note this event is at Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
To produce a brilliant composition was one thing, to have it distributed so anyone knew about it was another. Having a rich patron to finance the project was essential but baroque composers still struggled - printing was tediously slow using wooden type and lead, distribution and marketing was limited to personal contacts, and plagiarism often meant music would be copied and attributed to someone else. To their rescue came the enterprising Dutchman Estienne Roger, who began his music printing business in Amsterdam in 1697, more than 100 years before any significant printing industry began in Germany and Italy. Roger saw the potential of establishing a one-stop shop – printing (engraving music onto copper plates), publishing and distribution, with the promise of royalties to boot. Vivaldi was his first big success story – Albinoni, Corelli, Scarlatti and Marais also owe much of their lasting fame to Roger’s enterprising spirit. An extraordinary networker, Roger set up a distribution system throughout Europe and issued catalogues which were reprinted in newspapers.
Enjoy music by Vivaldi, Corelli, Albinoni and Schickhardt.
Adult: $38
Pensioner: $32
Student: $20
Unemployed: $20
Child under 15 years: $15
Groups of 10+: $32
Family: $85
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