Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Musical Examples ix
5. Editor’s Note xi
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. Abbreviations xvii
8. Introduction 1
9. Chapter One. The Scene and the Players 9
10. Chapter Two. The Young Musician 22
11. Chapter Three. Early Works 35
12. Chapter Four. The Musical Dramatist 58
13. Chapter Five. Italian Psalms 79
14. Chapter Six. Padre Martini and the Dixit Dominus 133
15. Chapter Seven. Family Honors and Private Music Making 154
16. Chapter Eight. Isacco Figura del Redentore and the Death of Metastasio 180
17. Chapter Nine “Countless Artistic Pleasures” Martines as Musical Hostess and Teacher 193
18. Appendixes
19. Appendix One. The Martines Family 213
20. Appendix Two. Letters to and from Marianna Martines 214
21. Appendix Three. Metastasio’s Will and Codicil 244
22. Appendix Four. List of Works 256
23. Notes 265
24. Bibliography 287
25. Index 295