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Book SynopsisA Companion to Music at the Habsburgs Courts in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, edited by Andrew H. Weaver, is the first in-depth survey of Habsburg musical patronage over a broad timeframe. Bringing together existing research and drawing upon primary sources, the authors, all established experts, provide overviews of the musical institutions, the functions of music, the styles and genres cultivated, and the historical, political, and cultural contexts for music at the Habsburg courts. The wide geographical scope includes the imperial courts in Vienna and Prague, the royal court in Madrid, the archducal courts in Graz and Innsbruck, and others. This broad view of Habsburg musical activities affirms the dynasty’s unique position in the cultural life of early modern Europe. Contributors are Lawrence Bennett, Charles E. Brewer, Drew Edward Davies, Paula Sutter Fichtner, Alexander J. Fisher, Christine Getz, Beth L. Glixon, Jeffrey Kurtzman, Virginia Christy Lamothe, Honey Meconi, Sara Pecknold, Jonas Pfohl, Pablo L. Rodríguez, Steven Saunders, Herbert Seifert, Louise K. Stein, and Andrew H. Weaver.
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Music Examples Manuscript Sigla and Other Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Andrew H. Weaver 1 Politics, Religion, and Music at the Early Modern Habsburg Courts: Some Context Paula Sutter Fichtner with Andrew H. Weaver Part 1: Institutional Contexts 2 The Court Chapels of the Habsburg-Burgundian Line: From Emperor Maximilian I to Emperor Charles V Honey Meconi 3 The Court Chapels of the Spanish Line: From King Philip II to King Charles II Pablo L. Rodríguez 4 The Court Chapels of the Austrian Line (I): From Emperor Ferdinand I to Emperor Matthias Jonas Pfohl 5 The Court Chapels of the Austrian Line (II): From Archduke Charles II to Emperor Leopold I Lawrence Bennett, Steven Saunders, and Andrew H. Weaver 6 The Court Chapels of the Tyrolean Line: From Archduke Ferdinand II to Archduke Ferdinand Charles Sara Pecknold Part 2: Cultural Contexts 7 Italian Musical Dramatic Genres at the Courts of the Austrian Habsburgs Herbert Seifert 8 Festivity and Spectacle at the Spanish Royal Court Louise K. Stein 9 Contexts for and Functions of Instrumental Music in Central Europe Charles E. Brewer 10 Manuscript Culture: The Habsburg-Burgundian Scriptorium and Some Successors Honey Meconi 11 Print Culture: Printed Music and Other Media in the Service of the Habsburgs Andrew H. Weaver 12 Colonialism and Music in Habsburg New Spain Drew Edward Davies Part 3: International Contexts 13 Die Teutsche Nation: Musical Links between the Habsburg Courts and the German States of the Empire Alexander J. Fisher 14 Milan: Imperial City and ‘Theatre of the World’ Christine Getz 15 Musical Connections between the Austrian Habsburgs and Venice in the Late Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Beth L. Glixon, Jeffrey Kurtzman, and Steven Saunders 16 A Tale of Two entrate:Processions, Politics, and Patronage for the Habsburgs in Sixteenth – and Seventeenth-Century Rome Virginia Christy Lamothe Index
