Music and Ceremony at the Court of Charles V: The Capilla Flamenca and the Art of Political Promotion

by Mary Tiffany Ferer

Shows how Charles V used music and ritual to reinforce his image and status as the most important and powerful sovereign in Europe.

The presentation of Charles V as universal monarch, defender of the faith, magnanimous peacemaker, and reborn Roman Emperor became the mission of artists, poets, and chroniclers, who shaped contemporary perceptions of him and engaged in his political promotion. Music was equally essential to the making of his image,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843836998
• ISBN13: 9781843836995
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"