St. Anne in Renaissance music : devotion and politics / Michael Alan Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Michael Alan, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anne (Mother of the Virgin Mary), Saint--Songs and music--History and criticism.

Anne.

Motets--16th century--History and criticism.

Motets.

Masses--16th century--History and criticism.

Masses.

Sacred vocal music--16th century--History and criticism.

Sacred vocal music.

Church music--Catholic Church--16th century.

Church music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Devotion to Saint Anne, the apocryphal mother of the Virgin Mary, reached its height in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Until now, Anne's reception history and political symbolism during this period have been primarily discussed through the lens of art history. This is the first study to explore the music that honoured the saint and its connections to some of the most prominent court cultures of western Europe. Michael Alan Anderson examines plainchant and polyphonic music for Saint Anne, in sources both familiar and previously unstudied, to illuminate not only Anne's wide-ranging intercessional capabilities but also the political force of the music devoted to her. Whether viewed as a fertility aide, wise mother, or dynastic protector, she modelled a number of valuable roles that rulers reflected in the music of their devotional programmes to project their noble lineage and prestige.

Contents:

Mary's mother : devotion, politics, and music

Heritage and progeny in an office for St. Anne

Of widowhood and maternity: La Rue's Missa de Sancta Anna

Devotion and letters : St. Anne in pre-reformation Wittenberg

A "divine favor" at the French court : in pursuit of a motet for St. Anne

Devotion without borders : the afterlife of Celeste beneficium

The French royal trinity, biblical humanism and chanted mass propers for St. Anne.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-90547-3

1-139-91519-3

1-139-89960-0

1-139-90350-0

1-107-29710-9

1-139-91125-2

1-139-91911-3

1-139-90740-9

1-139-92299-8