Description

In this follow-up to his 1996 monograph Celestial Sirens, Robert Kendrick examines the cultural contexts of music in early-modern Milan. He book describes the churches and palaces that served as performance spaces in Milan, analyses the power structures in the city, discusses the devotional rites of the Milanese, and explores the connections among city politics, city-scape, and music. The result is a complete and interdisciplinary portrait of Milan, on of the most vibrant – and most musical – cities in early-modern Italy.

CONTENTS

Part One: Spaces and Their Musics
1 The Sonic Expressions of a City’s Belief
2 Sites of Prestige
3 Sites of Practice
Part Two: Attitudes and Actions
4 Theory, Aesthetics, and Devotion
5 Rites and Rituals
6 Il mestiere di musico
Part Three: Musical Expressions
7 Models and Imiatio, 1585-1610
8 From Triumph to Plague, 1610-1630
9 Reconstruction and Reformulation
Documents
Appendix 1: Milanese feste di precetto
Appendix 2: Ambrosian Vespers structures
Appendix 3: First Vespers for 8 September
Appendix 4: Bass and score formats for Milanese editions, 1597-1617
Appendix 5: Donati’s work for the Duomo
Bibliography
Index