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

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-1-878822-71-0
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 416 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 794 g

Reihe: Eastman Studies in Music

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Noone, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Geistliche Musik, Religiöse Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik Geschichte der Musik: Barock (ca. 1600-1750)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Musical Transcriptions
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

Introduction
1. The Escorial as Structure and Symbol
2. The Reign of Philip II from the Escorial's Foundation to 1586
3. The Reign of Philip II from 1586-1598
4. The Reign of Philip III (1598-1621)
5. The Reign of Philip IV (1621-1665)
6. The Reign of Charles II (1665-1700)
Epilogue

Appendix 1: Manuscript Polyphonic Choirbooks of Escorial Provenance
Appendix 2: Biographical Notes on Escorial Musicians
Appendix 3: Transcriptions of Documents
Appendix 4: Dynastic Table of Spanish Rulers, 1474-1665
Appendix 5: Musical Transcriptions

Selected Bibliography
Index