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Holy concord within sacred walls : nuns and music in Siena, 1575-1700 /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reardon, Colleen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 1. "Illustrious Sienese women worthy of remembrance : nuns and convent life in Siena, 1550-1700
  • 2. Gl'angeli mettano una corona alla monaca the canta : musical activities in the early modern Sienese convent
  • 3. Veni, veni soror nostra : clothing, profession, and consecration ceremonies in Sienese convents
  • 4. Foolish virgins : music in Sienese convent theatrical productions during the seventeenth century
  • 5. Divas in the convent : the role of music in the vite of Sienese holy women
  • 6. Alla città ritorna : the Chigi, the convent, and opera in Siena, 1669-1686
  • 7. Weeping and rejoicing : lamentations and motets for nuns in seventeenth-century Siena.