Musical Cultures in Seventeenth-Century Russia

Informationen zum Autor Claudia R. Jensen Klappentext In an attempt to demystify what has previously been an enigma to Western readers, she paints a clear picture of the dazzling splendor of musical performances and the ways in which 17th-century Muscovites employed music for spiritual enlightenment as well as entertainment. Zusammenfassung Presents a study of musical culture in the court and church of Muscovite Russia. This book offers an account of celebratory musical performances for Russia's first patriarch - events that were displays of Russian piety and power. It emphasizes music's varied roles in Muscovite society and the equally varied opinions and influences surrounding it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: The New Patriarch 1. The True False Dmitrii and the Death of Music in Moscow 2. "Wondrous singers and exceptional voices": Singers and Singing in Muscovy 3. "Sweet and harmonious singing": Domestic Singers and Domestic Singing 4. Tavern and Wedding: The Instrumental Traditions at the Muscovite Court 5. Nikolai Diletskii: Language and Imagery in Muscovite Music Theory 6. The Muscovite Court Theater Epilogue: Reversing Our Gaze: A Case Study Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Claudia Jensen, Claudia R Jensen, Claudia R. Jensen, Jensen Claudia R
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2009
• EAN: 9780253353542
• ISBN: 978-0-253-35354-2
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: Russian Music Studies; Russian Music Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries