Title: Heinrich Glarean's books : the intellectual world of a sixteenth-century musical humanist /
Authors: Groote, Inga Mai; Fenlon, Iain,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Glareanus, Henricus,; Glareanus, Henricus Loriti; Music theorists Switzerland Biography.; Humanists Switzerland Biography.; Early printed books; Musikwissenschaftler; Humanist; Schweiz
Abstract: "This collection of essays investigates the work of Heinrich Glarean, one of the most influential humanists and music theorists of the sixteenth century. For the first time, Glarean's musical writings, including his masterwork the Dodekachordon, are considered in the wider context of his work in a variety of disciplines such as musicology, history, theology and geography. Contributors reference books from Glarean's private library, including rare and previously unseen material, to explore his strategies and impact as a humanist author and university teacher. The book also uses other newly discovered source material such as course notes written by students and Glarean's preparations for his own lectures to offer a fascinating picture of his reactions to contemporary debates. Providing a detailed analysis of Glarean's library as reconstructed from the surviving copies, Heinrich Glarean's Books offers new and exciting perspectives on the multidisciplinary work of an accomplished intellectual."--P. [i].
Contents: 1. Heinrich Glarean's world / Iain Fenlon and Inga Mai Groote -- 2. Theory of music and philosophy of life : the Dodekachordon and the Counter-Reformation / Laurenz Lütteken -- 3. "Mitto ad te meos de musica labores" : Glarean's Dodekachordon and the politics of dedication / Bernhard Kölbl -- 4. Sympathies with Luther's preference for the Roman church : Glarean's annotations as a mirror of his intellectual development / Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer -- 5. Glarean's Bible / Max Engammare -- 6. Henrici Glareani Concio de coena domini : Glarean as a theologian / Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer -- 7. Between the human and the divine : Glarean's De geographia and the span of Renaissance geography / Christine R. Johnson.