Honoring God and the city : music at the Venetian confraternities, 1260-1807 / Jonathan Glixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glixon, Jonathan E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Italy--Venice--History and criticism.

Music.

Confraternities--Italy--Venice--History.

Confraternities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Part I: The Scole Grandi 1. For the Honor of God: The Origin and Nature of the Scoli Grandi 2. Gathering Together: Ritual and Ceremony at the Scoli Grandi 3. Singing for the Souls of Brothers: Musical Beginnings to the early 15th century 4. Singing Praies to the Lord: The Early Use of Professional Musicians, 1445-1500 5. The Best in the City: Salaried Musicians 6. So Super-excellent: Music for the Annual Festa 7. Only a few appear and often none: The Scole in decline, 1650-1807 Part II: The Scole Piccole 8. Processions, vespers, songs, and organ: The Scole Piccole and Music to 1600

Contents:

Contents; A Note on the Venetian Monetary System; Abbreviations; Part 1. The Scuole Grandi; 1. For the Honor of God: The Origin and Nature of the Scuole Grandi; 2. Gathering Together: Ritual and Ceremony at the Scuole Grandi; 3. Singing for the Souls of Our Brothers: Musical Beginnings to the Middle of the Fifteenth Century; 4. Singing Praises to the Lord: The Early Use of Professional Musicians, 1445-1500; 5. The Best in the City: Salaried Musicians, 1500-1650; 6. So Super-Excellent: Music for the Annual Festa, 1500-1650; 7. Only a Few Appear, and Often None: The Scuole in Decline, 1650-1807

Part 2. The Scuole Piccole8. Procession, Vespers, Songs, and Organ: The Scuole Piccole and Music to 1600; 9. An Honorable and Necessary Work: Music at the Scuole Piccole in the Seventeenth Century; 10. With Jubilant Voices: The Final Century of Music at the Scuole Piccole, 1700-1807; 11. Conclusions; Appendix 1. Processions and Ceremonies of the Scuole Grandi; Appendix 2. A Calendar of Religious Occasions Celebrated by the Scuole; Appendix 3. Musicians for the Festa of San Rocco, 1595-1634; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; Z; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D

EF; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-358) and index.

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ISBN:

1-280-47328-2

0-19-535060-X

1-4237-2644-8

9786610473281

1-4337-0074-3

OCLC:

476242238