Late Renaissance Music at the Hapsburg Court

Late Renaissance Music at the Hapsburg Court
Author: C. P. Comberiati
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1134287372

First Published in 1987. This study presents the background for the sacred musical patronage at the court, with specific reference to the polyphonic settings of the Mass Ordinary - during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1576-1612). One function of the present work is to collect the various relevant data concerning the chapel and the Mass, and to demonstrate basic relationships at the court. This study approaches the chapel of Rudolf II through archival research, musical sources, and comparing the compositional process of its composers. The goal is a better understanding of the sacred musical practice at the chapel.

Music in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Music in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Author: Harold Gleason
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1981
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780882843797

This is a complete revision of the second edition, designed as a guide and resource in the study of music from the earliest times through the Renaissance period. The authors have completely revised and updated the bibliographies; in general they are limited to English language sources. In order to facilitate study of this period and to use materials efficiently, references to facsimiles, monumental editions, complete composers' works and specialized anthologies are given. The authors present this systematic organization in this volume in the hope that students, teachers, and performers may find in it a ready tool for developing a comprehensive understanding of the music of this period.

European Music, 1520-1640

European Music, 1520-1640
Author: James Haar
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2014
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 184383894X

Chronological surveys of national musical cultures (in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, and Spain), genre studies (Mass, motet, madrigal, chanson, instrumental music, opera), as well as essays on intellectual and cultural developments and concepts relevant to music (music theory, printing, the Protestant Reformation and the corresponding Catholic movement, humanism, the concepts of "Renaissance" and "Baroque").

Studies in the Renaissance

Studies in the Renaissance
Author: William Wallace Peery
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1961
Genre: Renaissance
ISBN:

Multidisciplinary journal devoted to history, art, architecture, religion, literature and language of any European country or any country influenced by Europe during the period of the Renaissance.

Historical Dictionary of Choral Music

Historical Dictionary of Choral Music
Author: Melvin P. Unger
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 699
Release: 2023-08-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1538124343

A Library Journal Starred Review (March 2024) praises the book as a "remarkable resource that will please both musical professionals and amateurs, along with teachers and their students, and conductors and singers.” Throughout the ages, people have wanted to sing in a communal context. This desire apparently stems from a deeply rooted human instinct. Consequently, choral performance historically has often been related to human rituals and ceremonies, especially rites of a religious nature. Historical Dictionary of Choral Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,300 cross-referenced entries on composers, conductors, choral ensembles, choral genres, and choral repertoire. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about choral music.

Music in the Renaissance

Music in the Renaissance
Author: Howard Mayer Brown
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1976
Genre: Music
ISBN:

A history of Renaissance music focused on the music itself and the social and institutional contexts that shaped musical genres and performance. This book provides a complete overview of music in the 15th and 16th Centuries. It explains the most significant features of the music and the distinguishing characteristics of Renaissance composers (in Europe and the New World). It includes a large integrated anthology of 94 musical examples, as well as illustrations of musical instruments, notation, and ensembles.

Music

Music
Author: Russell Kuhtz
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1680483625

Throughout history, music has been an important accompaniment to other art forms, most notably drama, and to traditional rituals. Today, music dominates the arts. It is broadcast to the farthest corners of the globe by means of radio, film, television, musical theatre, and the Internet. Live performances, meanwhile, have never ceased to entertain, inform, and impact contemporary society. This comprehensive volume examines music notation, sound, and structure; musical composition and form; the various characteristics of instruments as well as their classification and history, including electronic instruments; musical performance and expression; and styles and genres of music in Western cultures.