Piety and Polyphony in Sixteenth-Century Holland - The Choirbooks of St Peter's Church, Leiden (Hardcover)

Study of musical manuscripts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, opening a window on piety, liturgy and musical life in late medieval society. The musical culture of the Low Countries in the early modern period was a flourishing one, apparent beyond the big cathedrals and monasteries, and reaching down to smaller parish churches. Unfortunately, very few manuscripts containing the music have survived from the period, and what we know rests to a huge extent on six music books preserved from St Peter's Church, Leiden. This book describes the manuscripts, their provenance, history and repertory, and the zeven-getijdencollege, the ecclesiastical organisations which ordered the music books, in detail. These organisations have their roots in fifteenth-century piety, founded on the initiative of individuals and townadministrators throughout Holland, principally to ensure that prayers and Masses were said for those in the afterlife. Music, both chant and polyphony, played an important part in these commemorative practices; the volume also looks at the choristers and choirmasters, and how such services were organised. ERIC JAS is a lecturer in music at the university of Utrecht.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music
Release date:	November 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Eric Jas
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-78327-326-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600) Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion Books > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600) Books > Christianity
LSN:	1-78327-326-7
Barcode:	9781783273263

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