Pierre de la Rue and Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian Court

Name: Pierre de la Rue and Musical Life at the Habsburg-Burgundian Court
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ISBN: 9780198165545

ISBN-10: 0198165544

ISBN-13: 9780198165545

Edition: 2002

Authors: Honey Meconi

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Pierre de la Rue, composer at the grande chapelle of the Habsburg-Burgundian court for nearly a quarter of a century, composed for one of the leading musical institutions of his day. 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. Honey Meconi presents the firstever study in English of la Rue's life and career, exploring aspects of his compositional output and highlighting the reawakening of modern scholarship to his unique contribution. Extensive documentation of the events of his…

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List price: $370.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/22/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 412
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.53" long x 1.11" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


List of Musical Examples


List of Abbreviations


A Note on Names


Biography


Who Was Pierre de la Rue?


Early Years


Peter vander Straten


The Habsburg-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 Habsburg-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 Sacred Music


Observations on 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 Secular Music


Overview


Two Examples


Problems of Authenticity


Observations


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?


Chronology of Events


Chronology of Sources


Literary and Theoretical Citations


Catalogue of Works


Bibliography


Index of Manuscripts and Printed Sources


Index of Compositions by or attributed to La Rue


General Index