Piety and Polyphony in Sixteenth-Century Holland - The Choirbooks of St Peter's Church, Leiden

Study of musical manuscripts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, opening a window on piety, liturgy and musical life in late medieval society.

List of contents

Introduction
The zeven-getijdencolleges
The seven hours in St Peter's Church at Leiden
The choirbooks of St Peter's Church
The repertoire of the choirbooks
Epilogue
Appendix: Archival Documents
Appendix: Descriptions and Inventories of hte choirbooks
Bibliography

About the author

Eric Jas

Summary

Study of musical manuscripts from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, opening a window on piety, liturgy and musical life in late medieval society.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Jas
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2018
• EAN: 9781783273263
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-326-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 242 mm x 163 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 928 g
• Illustrations: 43 b/w, 14 line illus.
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music; Studies in Medieval and Renais
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries