Music and Religious Identity in Counter-Reformation Augsburg, 1580-1630

by Fisher,Alexander J.

• ISBN13: 9780754638759
• ISBN10: 0754638758
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The relationship between music and religious identity in Augsburg on the eve of the Thirty Years War is the focus for this book. How did 'Catholic' and 'Protestant' repertories diverge from one another? What was the impetus for this differentiation, and what effect did the circulation and performance of this music have on Augsburg's religious culture? These questions call for a new, cross-disciplinary approach to the music history of this era, one which moves beyond traditional accounts of the lives and works of composers, or histories of polyphonic genres. Using a wide variety of archival and musical documents, Alexander Fisher offers a holistic view of this musical landscape, examining aspects of composition, circulation, performance, and cultural meaning.

Author Biography

Alexander J. Fisher is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	xi
List of Tables	xii
List of Music Examples	xiii
Acknowledgements	xiv
List of Abbreviations	xvi
1 Music and Religious Identity in a Divided City	1	(23)
2 Protestant Song and Criminality	24	(47)
3 Musical Life and Lutheranism at St Anna	71	(14)
4 The Counter-Reformation and the Catholic Liturgy in Augsburg	85	(69)
5 Devotional Music in Counter-Reformation Augsburg	154	(72)
6 So vil Choros Musicorum: Music in Catholic Processions	226	(31)
7 The Holy Mountain: Music in Catholic Pilgrimage	257	(22)
8 Music, Confession and the Disaster of the Thirty Years War	279	(17)
Appendix: Transcripts of Trial Records	296	(19)
Bibliography	315	(22)
Index	337