Singing of the Strasbourg Protestants, 1523-1541

Drawing upon a range of sources, this book explores the part played by music, especially group-singing, in the unfolding of the Protestant Reformation in Strasbourg. It considers both ecclesiastical and 'popular' songs in the city, examining how both genres fitted into people's lives during this time of strife, and how the provision and disseminati

Sommario

Introduction; The Church and the 'wonderful art' of music; Abolishing the mass; The move towards conformity; Song texts and their messages; The 1541 Gesangbuch and Strasbourg's external influence; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Dr Daniel Trocmé-Latter is Fellow and Director of Studies in Music, Homerton College, Cambridge, UK.

Riassunto

Drawing upon a range of sources, this book explores the part played by music, especially group-singing, in the unfolding of the Protestant Reformation in Strasbourg. It considers both ecclesiastical and ’popular’ songs in the city, examining how both genres fitted into people’s lives during this time of strife, and how the provision and disseminati

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel Trocme-Latter, Daniel Trocmé-Latter
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367737276
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73727-6
• Pagine: 414
• Serie: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; History, Music, European History, MUSIC / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Christianity / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Religion: general, Christianity, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, Archaeology, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Music reviews & criticism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Renaissance style, Music reviews and criticism, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600), Medieval style, Western "classical" music