Music and Musicians in the Escorial Liturgy Under the Habsburgs, 1563-1700

by Michael J. Noone

The performance and composition of liturgical music at El Escorial re-examined.

Philip II of Spain founded the great Spanish monastery and royal palace of El Escorial in 1563, promoting within it a musical foundation whose dual function as royal chapel and monastery in the service of a Counter Reformation monarch was unique; this volume explores the performance and composition of liturgical music there from its beginnings to the death of Charles...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878822713
• ISBN13: 9781878822710
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"