Papal music and musicians in late medieval and Renaissance Rome : [papers presented at the Symposium "Music, Musicians, and Musical Culture in Renaissance Rome", Apr. 1-3, 1993, at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC

This book collects twelve of the papers given at a conference held at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., on 1-3 April 1993, in conjunction with the exhibition `Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture’. A group of distinguished scholars considered music in medieval and Renaissance Rome. The volume presents a series of wide-ranging and original treatments of music written for and performed in the papal court from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. New discoveries are offered which force a radical reevaluation of the Italian papal court as a musical centre during the Great Schism. A series of motets for various popes are subject to close analysis. New interpretations and information are offered concerning the repertory of the papal chapel in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the institutional life of the papal singers, and the individual biographies of singers and composers. Thought-provoking, even controversial, evaluations of the music of composers connected with, or thought to be connected with, Rome and the papal court, such as Ninot le Petit, Josquin, and Palestrina round out the volume. Message from the Librarian of Congress Preface, Richard Sherr Acknowledgements Original Programme of the Conference Dedication: Howard Mayer Brown (1930-1993), James Haar Music in the Papal chapel in the 14th, 15th, and 16th Centuries Early Papal Motets, Margaret Bent Papal Chapels and Italian Sources of Polyphony During the Great Schism, Guiliana Di Bacco/John Nadas Music for the Papal Chapel in the Early Fifteenth Century, Alejandro Planchart Liturgical (and Paraliturgical) Music in the Papal Church towards the End of the 15th Century: a Repertory in Embryo, Adalbert Roth The Evolutions of a Canon at the Papal Chapel: The Importance of Old Music in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, Jeffrey Dean Traditions in the Repertory of the Papal Choir in the 15th and 16th Centuries, Mitchell Brauner The Papal Choir as Institution Strange Obituaries: The Historical Use of the per obitum Supplication, Pamela Starr A Curious Incident in the Institutional History of the Papal Choir, Richard Sherr Studies of Individuals Josquin in Rome: Some Evidence from the Masses, James Haar A Virtuoso Singer at Ferrara and Rome: The Case of Bidom, Lewis Lockwood Who wrote Ninot's Chansons?, Louise Litterick Palestrina at Work, Jessie Ann Owens This book collects twelve of the papers given at a conference held at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., on 1-3 April 1993, in conjunction with the exhibition 'Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture'. A group of distinguished scholars considered music in medieval and renaissance Rome. The volume presents a series of wide-ranging and original treatments of music written for and performed in the papal court from the 14th to the 16th century. This book collects twelve of the papers given at a conference held at the Library of Congress on 1-3 April 1993, when a group of distinguished scholars gathered to consider music in medieval and renaissance Rome. The volume presents a series of wide-ranging and original treatments of music written for and performed in the papal court from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. Edited By Richard Sherr. Papers Presented At The Symposium, Music, Musicians, And Musical Culture In Renaissance Rome, Apr. 1-3, 1993, At The Library Of Congress, Washington, D.c. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 301-320) And Index.