Overview

Son of a town trumpeter, Jacob Obrecht become one of the most prominent composers in Europe in the late-15th century. In this book, the author enlarges the picture of the social and cultural conditions that framed his world, drawing on a wealth of new archival sources and a newly discovered dated portrait that sheds light on his development as a composer. Obrecht's greatest contribution lay in the field of mass composition. In a stylistic analysis, Wegman treats each of the 30-odd surviving masses as a historical record, tracing influences and establishing a context for the development of Obrecht's musical language. This assessment of his creative achievement and historical significance should change the face of Obrecht studies and of late-15th century music in general.

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Author:   Rob C. Wegman
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Clarendon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.893kg
ISBN:  

9780198163824

ISBN 10:   0198163827
Pages:   431
Publication Date:   01 May 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: a past without a music history; the historicity of musical texts; the textuality of music history; a music history without a present? Part 1 1457/8-1485: the Orphic Jacob - ""Mille Quingentis"", Willem Obrecht, Lysbette Gheeraerts; born for the muses - corporate musicianship in Ghent, a different course; formative years - early career - patterns and parallels, Bergen op Zoom and Cambrai 1480-1485; beyond Busnoys - ""Missa Petrus Apostolus"", ""Missa Beata Viscera"", ""Missa O Lumen Ecclesie"", Missa Sicut Spina Rosam"". Part 2 1485-1491: years of crisis - Bruges and Ferrara 1485-1488, death of a city trumpeter - Ghent 1488-1492, Bruges 1488-1491; the critical phase - ""Missa De Sancto Martino"", ""Missa De Sancto Donatiano"", ""Missa Salve Diva Parens"", ""Missa Adieu Mes Amours""; towards a new language - ""Missa Ave Regina Celorum"", ""Missa De Sancto Johanne Baptista""; the mature style - the ""1491-93"" masses; earlier-mature works; the mature oeuvre. Part 3 1491-1505: ""Juliblating always in my songs"" - Antwerp and Bergen op Zoom 1491/2-1498, Bruges and Antwerp 1498-1503; beyond fortuna - Obrecht the progressive - late motets - ""Missa Maria Zart"", ""Missa Si Dedero"", ""Missa Cela Sans Plus"", postscript - ""Missa Sub Tuum Presidium""; the last journey - Innsbruck and Rome 1503-1504, Ferrara 1504-1505. Appendices: documents; rhythmic density in the masses of Jacob Obrecht."

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