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1 online resource |
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Cover; Mirrors of Heaven or Worldly Theaters?; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Music Examples; Notes on Transcriptions, Terminology, and the Venetian Monetary System; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. The Nuns of Venice and the Lagoon; 2. Public Liturgy: Professional Male Musicians in the Exterior Church; 3. Necessary Ornaments: Organs and Bells; 4. Transitions: Clothing Ceremonies, Professions, Consecrations, and; 5. Daily Offices and More: The Nuns in the Interior Church; 6. The Porous Grate: Teaching Music in Church and Parlor |
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7. A Virtuous Recreation? Musical and Theatrical Entertainments for8. Conclusions and Epilogue; Appendices; Appendix 1. Documents; Appendix 2. Brief Histories of the Nunneries of Venice and its Lagoon; Appendix 3. A Calendar of Religious Observances at Venetian Nunneries; Appendix 4. Religious Functions of Confraternities in Nunnery Churches; Appendix 5. Organs in Venetian Nunnery Churches; Appendix 6. References to Music at Monacations in Pallade Veneta and the; Appendix 7. Inventory of Versetti for Venetian Nuns; Appendix 8. Publications in Honor of Nuns (excluding monacations) |
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Appendix 9. Liturgical Books, Rules, and Ordini for Venetian Nunneries Appendix 10. Mass Ordinaries in the San Lorenzo 1542 Processional; Appendix 11. Teachers of Nuns and Educande; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Mirrors of Heaven or Worldly Theaters? Venetian Nunneries and Their Music is the first in-depth study of the dynamic role of musical rituals at Venetian convents in the Early Modern era, examining the nuns as patrons and performers, of both simple plainchant and complex sacred polyphony. The book also considers organs, bells, and musical and theatrical entertainment by and for the nuns |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-438) and index |
| Subject |
Music in convents -- Italy -- Venice -- History
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Music -- Italy -- Venice -- History and criticism
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Nuns as musicians -- Italy -- Venice
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
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MUSIC -- Religious -- General.
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Music
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Music in convents
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Nuns as musicians
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Frauenkloster
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Musikleben
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Mäzenatentum
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Musik
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Italy -- Venice
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Venedig
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190259136 |
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0190259132 |
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