Pierre de la Rue and musical life at the Habsburg-Burgundian court / Honey Meconi.
| Author/creator | Meconi, Honey |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. |
| Description | xxiii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Biography. Who was Pierre de la Rue? ; Early years ; Peter vander Straten ; The Hapsburg-Burgundian Chapel under Maximilian, Philip, and Juana: 1492?-1508 ; The Chapel under Marguerite and Charles: 1508-1516 ; Retirement: 1516-1518 -- The Grande chapelle and musical life at the Hapsburg-Burgundian court. Structure and duties of the chapel ; La Rue's colleagues ; Music available at the court ; La Rue's significance at court -- Aspects of the sacred music. Observations of the structure and chronology of La Rue's Masses ; Examples of borrowing in La Rue's sacred music ; Liturgical functions of La Rue's sacred music -- Aspects of the secular music. Overview ; Two examples ; Problems of authenticity ; Observations on timing and distribution -- Patterns of influence. Ockeghem and Josquin ; Dissemination of music and the Josquin generations ; Literary and theoretical citations ; Growth of a reputation ; Who is Pierre de la Rue? -- Appendices. Chronology of events ; Chronology of sources ; Literary and theoretical citations ; Catalogue of works. |
| Abstract | For twenty-four or more years composer Pierre de la Rue (d. 1518) provided music for one of the leading musical institutions of his day, the grande chapelle of the Habsburg-Burgundian court. Serving successive rulers Maximilian I, Philip the Fair, Juana of Castile, Marguerite of Austria, and the future Charles V, La Rue surpassed a dozen composer colleagues in his creation of polyphony to meet the needs of the court and its extravagant liturgy. This study, the first ever in English, traces La Rue's life and career, explores aspects of his compositional output, and recounts the reawakening of modern scholarship to his unique contributions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-357) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2002038106 |
| ISBN | 0198165544 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.L135 M43 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |