Holy Concord Within Sacred Walls Nuns and Music in Siena, 1575-1700

Name: Holy Concord Within Sacred Walls Nuns and Music in Siena, 1575-1700
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ISBN: 9780195132953

ISBN-10: 0195132955

ISBN-13: 9780195132953

Edition: 2002

Authors: Colleen Reardon

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This volume examines musical culture both inside and outside 17th-century Sienese convents. The author argues that cloistered women in Siena enjoyed a significant degree of freedom to engage in musical pursuits.

Book details

List price: $250.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/13/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.21" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


A Note to the Reader


Holy Concord within Sacred Walls


Introduction



Nuns and Convent Life in Siena, 1550-1700



Musical Activities in the Early Modern Sienese Convent



Clothing, Profession, and Consecration Ceremonies in Sienese Convents



Music in Sienese Convent Theatrical Productions during the Seventeenth Century



The Role of Music in the Vite of Sienese Holy Women



The Chigi, the Convent, and Opera in Siena, 1669-1686



Lamentations and Motets for Nuns in Seventeenth-Century Siena



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Spiritual Autobiography of Maria Francesca Piccolomini (Bcs, Ms E.IV.6)



Spiritual Biography of Maria Francesca Piccolomini by Sebastiano Conti (Bcs, Ms E.IV.6)


Glossary


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index