Companion to Music in the Age of the Catholic Monarchs
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 728
ISBN-13: 9789004325029
Subjects: Music, spanish; Music, history and criticism; Music, portuguese
Description: The 'Companion to Music in the Age of the Catholic Monarchs', edited by Tess Knighton, offers a major new study that deepens and enriches our understanding of the forms and functions of music that flourished in late medieval Spanish society. The fifteen essays, written by leading authorities in the field, present a synthesis based on recently discovered material that throws new light on different aspects of musical life during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabel (1474-1516): sacred and secular music-making in royal and aristocratic circles; the cathedral music environment; liturgy and power; musical connections with Rome, Portugal and the New World; theoretical and unwritten musical practices; women as patrons and performers; and the legacy of Jewish musical tradition.