Holy concord within sacred walls : nuns and music in Siena, 1575-1700 / Colleen Reardon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reardon, Colleen, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Italy--Siena--16th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Music--Italy--Siena--17th century--History and criticism.

Music in convents--Italy--Siena.

Music in convents.

Nuns as musicians--Italy--Siena.

Nuns as musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines musical culture both inside and outside 17th-century Sienese convents. The author argues that cloistered women in Siena enjoyed a significant degree of freedom to engage in musical pursuits.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; A Note to the Reader; Introduction; 1. ""Illustrious Sienese Women Worthy of Remembrance"": Nuns and Convent Life in Siena, 1550-1700; 2. Gl'angeli mettano una corona alla monaca che canta: Musical Activities in the Early Modern Sienese Convent; 3. Veni, veni soror nostra: Clothing, Profession, and Consecration Ceremonies in Sienese Convents; 4. Foolish Virgins: Music in Sienese Convent Theatrical Productions during the Seventeenth Century; 5. Divas in the Convent: The Role of Music in the vite of Sienese Holy Women

6. Alla città ritorna: The Chigi, the Convent, and Opera in Siena, 1669-16867. Weeping and Rejoicing: Lamentations and Motets for Nuns in Seventeenth-Century Siena; Appendix 1: Documents; Appendix 2: Spiritual Autobiography of Maria Francesca Piccolomini; Appendix 3: Spiritual Biography of Maria Francesca Piccolomini; Glossary; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772813-8

1-280-53075-8

0-19-535097-9

1-4294-0176-1

OCLC:

466425403