Music And Patronage In Sixteenth-century Mantua: Volume 2 (cambridge Studies In Music)

"This book is a companion volume to Music and Patronage in Sixteenth-Century Mantua I. The relationship between the volumes is not direct in the sense that specific references are made in volume I to specific features of the works in volume II. Rather, the present volume stands on its own as an anthology of compositions which could all be described as products of the system of patronage discussed in volume I. In various ways these ceremonial and domestic compositions illuminate the environment that brought them into being and that enabled them to survive. At the same time, the selection illustrates the variety of styles employed by composers in the Gonzaga service from Jacques of Mantua to Claudio Monteverdi. The collection includes works both by little-known Mantuan musicians and by some of the most important composers of the sixteenth century."--Publisher's website, description of print version Frontmatter Acknowledgements (page vi) Introduction (page vii) Editorial Note (page xiv) 1 Jacquet of Mantua [Jacques Colebault]: 'O Domine Jesu Christe' (Prima Pars) (page a4 1) 2 Hoste da Reggio: 'O beata colei' (page a4 15) 3 Giaches de Wert: 'Sorgi, e rischiara al tuo apparir il cielo' (page a5 19) 4 Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga: 'Padre, che'l ciel, la terra e'l tutto reggi' (page a5 32) 5 Paolo Cantino: 'Rinato il bel Adone' (page a5 37) 6 Ippolito Baccusi: 'I' vo piangendo i miei passati tempi' (page a6 44) 7 Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi: 'Palme, corone e freggi' (page a5 50) 8 Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi: 'Vien, Himeneo, deh vieni' (page a5 56) 9 Benedetto Pallavicino: 'Chi vuol veder Amore' (page a4 61) 10 Giaches de Wert: "Hor si rallegri il cielo' (page a5 65) 11 Alessandro Striggio: 'Hor che le stelle in cielo' (page a5 72) 12 Annibale Coma: 'Come tutto m'ardete' (page a5 78) 13 Francesco Rovigo: 'Misera, che farò' (page a5 83) 14 Claudio Monteverdi: 'O come è gran martire' (page a5 87) 15 Claudio Monteverdi: 'Lumi miei, cari lumi' (page a5 93) 16 Luca Marenzio: 'Solo e pensoso' (page a5 99) 17 Luca Marenzio: 'Questi leggiadri, odorosetti fiori' (page a5 110) 18 Benedetto Pallavicino: 'O come vaneggiate, donna' (page a5 112) 19 Benedetto Pallavicino: 'Lunge da voi' (page a5 117) 20 Salamone Rossi: 'S'io miro in te, m'uccidi' (page a5 123) 21 Salamone Rossi: 'Lumi miei, cari lumi' (page a5 128) 22 Benedetto Pallavicino: 'Una farfalla cupida e vagante' (page a5133) Texts and translations (page 141) Sources and emendations (page 149) Viewed traditionally, the history of sixteenth-century Mantuan music is almost a catalogue of some of the most distinguished composers of the age, from Tromboncino and Cara, via Jacquet of Mantua, to Wert, Palestrina, Marenzio, Pallavicino, Gastoldi, Rossi and Monteverdi. The remarkable achievements of composers under Gonzaga patronage, practically synonymous with Mantuan patronage during this period, are treated here in their social context. The arguments proceed not just from the music itself, but from detailed examination of archival sources, from which Dr Fenlon reconstructus employment patterns and describes the social structure and institutional life of the city. The aim of the book is to show how the patterns of patronage, and music and musicians, reflect and illuminate the temperaments and prime preoccupations of successive rulers. The book contains a substantial appendix of unpublished archival documents, a small proportion only of the scholarly and comparative sources on which the study is based. This study will appeal to musicologists, as well as to students and teachers interested in the cultures of early modern Italy. A selection of music, illustrating in various ways the system of patronage which brought it into being and enabled its survival, will be published in a companion volume

this Book Is A Companion Volume To Music And Patronage In Sixteenth-century Mantua I.