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Holy Concord within Sacred Walls

Nuns and Music in Siena, 1575-1700

  • Hardback
  • 304 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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For music lovers interested in historical convent culture

Reveals hidden musical achievements of cloistered women

You will discover how nuns shaped Siena's cultural scene

This book explores the vibrant musical life of nuns in 17th-century Siena.

This volume examines musical culture both inside and outside seventeenth-century Sienese convents. In contrast to earlier studies of Italian convent music, this book draws upon archival sources to reconstruct an ecclesiastical culture that celebrated music internally and shared music freely with the community outside convent walls. Colleen Reardon argues that cloistered women in Siena enjoyed a significant degree of freedom to engage in musical pursuits. The nuns produced a remarkable body of work including motets, lamentations, theatrical plays and even an opera. As a result, the convent became an important cultural centre in Siena that enjoyed the support and encouragement of its clergy and lay community.
Holy Concord within Sacred Walls and Agostino Agazzari and Music at Siena Cathedral, 1597-1641
Agostino Agazzari and Music at Siena Cathedral, 1597-1641Holy Concord within Sacred Walls

  • Title

    Holy Concord within Sacred Walls

  • Author

    Colleen Reardon (associate Professor Of Music, Associate Professor Of Music, Suny Binghamton)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    January 2002

  • Weight

    618g

  • Page Count

    304

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780195132953

  • ISBN-10

    0195132955

  • Eden Code

    1190455

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