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Holy Concord within Sacred Walls : Nuns and Music in Siena, 1575-1700 Hardback
by Colleen (Associate Professor of Music, Associate Professor of Music, SUNY Binghamton) Reardon
Hardback
Description
This volume examines musical culture both inside and outside seventeenth-century Sienese convents.
In contrast to earlier studies of Italian convent music, this book draws upon archival sources to reconstruct an ecclesiastical culture that celebrated music internally and shared music freely with the community outside convent walls.
Colleen Reardon argues that cloistered women in Siena enjoyed a significant degree of freedom to engage in musical pursuits.
The nuns produced a remarkable body of work including motets, lamentations, theatrical plays and even an opera.
As a result, the convent became an important cultural centre in Siena that enjoyed the support and encouragement of its clergy and lay community.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages, 3 line drawings and numerous music examples
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:10/01/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195132953
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:304 pages, 3 line drawings and numerous music examples
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:10/01/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195132953