Music and Musicians in the Escorial Liturgy under the Habsburgs, 1563-1700

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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The performance and composition of liturgical music at El Escorial re-examined.Philip II of Spain founded the great Spanish monastery and royal palace of El Escorial in 1563, promoting within it a musical foundation whose dual function as royal chapel and monastery in the service of a Counter Reformation monarch was unique; this volume explores the performance and composition of liturgical music there from its beginnings to the death of Charles II in 1700. It traces the ways in which music styles and practices responded to the the changing functions of the institution, challenging notions about Spanish musical patronage, scrutinising musical manuscripts, uncovering the biographical details of hundreds of musicians, and examining musical practices.Michael Noone is Professor of Musicology at the University of Hong Kong.

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-02-10
Mått:386 x 579 x 40 mm
Vikt:794 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Eastman Studies in Music
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9781878822710

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An interesting book; about half the book is devoted to narrative, full of often-lengthy and always fascinating quotations from the sources. This is followed by catalogues of polyphonic MSS from the Escorial, biographies of the musicians, the Spanish texts of some documents and two samples of music from the MSS.

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List of FiguresList of TablesList of Musical TranscriptionsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Escorial as Structure and Symbol2. The Reign of Philip II from the Escorial's Foundation to 15863. The Reign of Philip II from 1586-15984. The Reign of Philip III (1598-1621)5. The Reign of Philip IV (1621-1665)6. The Reign of Charles II (1665-1700)EpilogueAppendix 1: Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks of Escorial ProvenanceAppendix 2: Biographical Notes on Escorial MusiciansAppendix 3: Transcriptions of DocumentsAppendix 4: Dynastic Table of Spanish Rulers, 1474-1665Appendix 5: Musical TranscriptionsSelected BibliographyIndex