Download or read book Humanism and the Reform of Sacred Music in Early Modern England written by Hyun-Ah Kim and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Merbecke (c. 1505 c. 1585) is most famous as the composer of the first musical setting of the English liturgy, "The booke of Common Praier Noted" ("BCPN"), published in 1550. Not only was Merbecke a pioneer in setting English prose to music but also the compiler of the first "Concordance of the whole English Bible" (1550) and of the first English encyclopaedia of biblical and theological studies, "A Booke of Notes and Common Places" (1581). By situating Merbecke and his work within a broader intellectual and religiocultural context of Tudor England, this book challenges the existing studies of Merbecke based on the narrow theological approach to the Reformation. Furthermore, it suggests a rethinking of the prevailing interpretative framework of Reformation musical history.On the basis of the new contextual study of Merbecke, this book seeks to reinterpret his work, particularly "BCPN," in the light of humanist rhetoric. It sees Merbecke as embodying the ideal of the 'Christianmusical orator', demonstrating that "BCPN" is an Anglican epitome of the Erasmian synthesis of eloquence, theology and music. The book thus depicts Merbecke as a humanist reformer, through reevaluation of his contributions to the developments of vernacular music and literature in early modern England. As such it will be of interest, not only to church musicians, but also to historians of the Reformation and students of wider Tudor culture.

Download or read book William Byrd written by John Harley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of William Byrds life (1540-1623) and works to appear for sixty years, and fully takes into consideration recent scholarship. The biographical section includes many newly discovered facts about Byrd and his family, while in the chapters dealing with his music an attempt is made for the first time to outline the chronology of all his compositions. The book begins with a detailed account of Byrd's life, based on a completely fresh examination of original documents, which are quoted extensively. Several previously known documents have now been identified as being in Byrds hand, and some fresh holographs have been discovered. A number of questions such as his parentage and date of birth have been conclusively settled. The book continues with a survey of Byrds music which pays particular attention to its chronological development, and links it where possible to the events and background of his life. A series of appendices includes additional texts of important documents, and a summary catalogue of works. A bibliography and index complete the book. Besides musical illustrations there is a series of plates illustrating documents and places associated with Byrd.

Download or read book Purcell Manuscripts written by Robert Shay and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few details are known about the life of Henry Purcell. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the most obvious documentary evidence of Purcell's career - the music manuscripts of his own hand and those copied by his colleagues. Robert Shay and Robert Thompson offer a richly illustrated study of Purcell's sources, examining in detail the physical features of the manuscripts as well as their musical content. Their survey sheds light on the chronology of composition and copying of Purcell's works and reassesses the place of extant autographs in his musical development. Major sources are fully catalogued, providing information about the context in which Purcell's music was collected and performed, and his handwriting is more closely examined than ever before. The book represents a significant reference tool for scholars, applying a forensic approach that greatly enriches our knowledge of the composer and the music of his time.

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Download or read book Henry Purcell 1659 1695 written by Franklin B. Zimmerman and published by London, Macmillan; New York, St Martin's Press. This book was released on 1963 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Purcell's music has enjoyed fame throughout the musical communities of the world almost since its creation, few music-lovers, even in England, are familiar with more than a handful of his works. One of the most useful functions of this catalogue, therefore, will be that of displaying the incredible abundance and variety of music that Purcell created in the eighteen or nineteen years of his short, but extremely productive, career. If, at the same time, it serves as a general reminder of the excellent musical quality of these compositions, it will no doubt also contribute to an achievement of more moment: the inauguration of a long-overdue Purcell renaissance, so far impeded as much by nescience as by negligence on the part of performers and public. For these, as well as for more specialized, scholarly purposes, this catalogue provides a detailed and analytical exposition of the literary matter, the thematic content, the manuscript and printed sources, the bibliographical references and, where possible, evidence relating to original composition, revision, or performance of each of Purcell's works. A unique feature of this thematic catalogue is the listing of manuscript and printed sources with entries which indicate all works by Purcell contained in the source. Conversely, in the entry for each work in the catalogue, all the sources in which it appears are registered. With appendices for doubtful ascriptions, a general chronology and various indices, this catalogue makes it possible to attain quickly any of these kinds of evidence, where available, for any of Purcell's works. Such information makes it possible to scrutinize closely Purcell's own solutions to the musical and general aesthetics of his time.

Download or read book Handel and the English Chapel Royal written by Donald Burrows and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of Handel's English church music covers well-known works such as 'Zadok the Priest', but also introduces his Chapel Royal music, the result of a close but changing relationship with Britain's Hanoverian royal family. The story of the political background is complemented by an investigation of the circumstances of Handel's performances.

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Download or read book St Paul s written by Lecturer in Modern British History Arthur Burns and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present St Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Wren's masterpiece, is the fourth religious building to occupy the site. Its location in the heart of the capital reflects its importance in the English church while the photographs of it burning during the Blitz forms one of the most powerful and familiar images of London during recent times. This substantial and richly illustrated study, published to mark the 1,400th anniversary of St Paul's, presents 42 scholarly contributions which approach the cathedral from a range of perspectives. All are supported by photographs, illustrations and plans of the exterior and interior of St Paul's, both past and present. Eight essays discuss the history of St Paul's, demonstrating the role of the cathedral in the formation of England's church and state from the 7th century onwards; nine essays examine the organisation and function of the cathedral during the Middle Ages, looking at, for example, the arrangement of the precinct, the tombs, the Dean's household during the 15th century, the liturgy and the archaeology. The remaining papers examine many aspects of Wren's cathedral, including its construction, fittings and embellishments, its estates and income, music and rituals, its place in London, its library, its role in the book trade and its reputation.

Download or read book Catalogue written by H. Baron (Firm) and published by . This book was released on with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: