Description
Book SynopsisSituating the close relationship between Latin and music within its historical context, this volume presents an overview of Latin and music in the educational system of the time – schools, choir schools and universities – and the development and pervasive influence of musical humanism. This influence is seen primarily in the writings of music theorists, the documents of dedication found in music publications and above all in the settings of classical and Neo-Latin texts as well as in some liturgical and extra-liturgical ones. Discussion of this repertoire forms the centre of the volume. The emphasis is on practical matters: the study of Latin and music, and the music’s composition, performance and reception.
Trade Review''Scholars from disciplines as diverse as music history, music theory and composition, classical reception, Renaissance and early modern history, Latin philology and literature as well as Catholic and Protestant theology (especially liturgy) will find this little volume on Latin and Music in the Early Modern Era instructive and enriching. [...] Forgács’ work constitutes a solid piece of scholarship that contributes a valuable introduction to a little-studied subject which deserves due attention in the disciplines listed at the outset.'' Andreas Kramarz BMCR 2022.02.05
Table of ContentsLatin and Music in the Early Modern Era Education, Theory, Composition, Performance and Reception Abstract Keywords 1 Introduction 2 Background: Ancient Roman, Early Christian and Medieval Music 3 Music and Latin in Early Modern Education: The Development and Pervasive Influence of Musical Humanism 4 Musical Settings of Classical Verse: Case Studies 5 Music in Neo-Latin Drama: Germany and Austria 6 Musical Settings of Liturgical and Extra-Liturgical Latin Texts and Their Context: The Mass and the Canonical Hours: Case Studies 7 Conclusion 8 Future Research 8 References 8 Index
