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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.
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.
Price: $170.00
Pages: 416
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Publication Date:
10 February 1998
Trim Size: 22.80 X 15.20 in
ISBN: 9781878822710
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
MUSIC / Religious / General, Sacred and religious music, MUSIC / History & Criticism, History of music, Music reviews and criticism
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.
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
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