Overview

This book explores the multifaceted role of music in European royal courts during the early modern era, framing it as a vital instrument for projecting monarchical power, cultural identity, and political prestige. Research into the British court emphasises the significance of the London Chapel Royal and the public impact of its official compositions, while studies of the French Royal Chapel trace the evolution of the choral motet as a symbol of national identity. The aesthetic and social dimensions of the Mannheim School are examined alongside the legitimising function of the Palatine Chapel in Palermo. Further analyses detail the institutional resurgence of the Ducal Chapel of the House of Este and the creation of acoustic spaces for monarchical magnificence in Valladolid. Investigations into Spanish music history cover the ceremonial regulations of the Royal Chapel of Granada, royal festivities in Zaragoza, and the flourishing of the polychoral style in Madrid. Finally, the collection addresses the iconographic representation in Baroque painting, theatrical innovations during diplomatic marriages, the discovery of lost scores, and the biographical historiography of prestigious chapelmasters like Carlos Patiño and Antonio Ugena.

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Author:   Paulino Capdepón Verdú ,  Juan José Pastor Comín
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   1
Weight:   0.874kg
ISBN:  

9783631916599

ISBN 10:   3631916590
Pages:   546
Publication Date:   13 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Presentation of the Series “Musicology and Culture” - Paulino Capdepón & Juan José Pastor: Introduction - Part I Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy - Matthias Range: The English Chapel Royal, Publications, and the Public: William Croft - Thierry Favier: Reconstructing a Tradition: The French Royal Chapel and its Repertoire (1661–1792) - Thomas Schmitt: “People of an utterly good way of life, neither drinkers, nor gamblers, nor slovenly rascals”. Music and Musicians at the Mannheim Court - Ilaria Grippaudo: Strategies of Sound and Power: Ceremonies, Masters, and Music in the Royal Palatine Chapel of Palermo during the Spanish Viceroyalty - Angela Fiore: The Music Chapel of the Duchy of Este between the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries - Part II Spain - José Ignacio Palacios: Musical Accounts and Practices of the Celebrations and Festivities Held by the Spanish Monarchy during their Stays in the City of Valladolid (1502–1606) - Victoriano J. Pérez Mancilla: Decrees, Disputes, and Worship: Music at the Royal Chapel of Granada as Understood through Legislation (1504–1531) - Antonio Ezquerro: The Intersections of Music and Politics: The Court in Zaragoza at the End of Philip II’s Reign (News from El Pilar, 1590–1599), and the Travels and Stays of Philip III in the Aragonese Capital - Paulino Capdepón: Music in the Court of Philip IV: The Royal Chapel of Madrid under the Mandate of Carlos Patiño (1634–1675) - Juan José Pastor: Ut musica pictura: Myriam and Mary as the Consolation of a Dynasty in Luca Giordano, Painter at the Court of Charles II - Luis Antonio González Marín: Opera for a Royal Iberian Wedding: A Re-evaluation of Amor aumenta el valor (Lisbon, 1728) and New Considerations on its Production - Nieves Pascual: A Privateer’s Booty: A New Source for the Study of Francesco Corradini, Master Music in the Spanish Court in Eighteenth Century - José Luis de la Fuente: A Retrospective on Antonio Ugena y Langa (*Uclés, July 5, 1745; †Madrid, April 29, 1817), Master of the Royal Chapel: Biography, Historiography, and Reception

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Paulino Capdepón Verdú is full Professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha and Director of the Center for Musical Research and Documentation (Associated Unit with the CSIC). Juan José Pastor Comín is full Professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha and codirector of the Center for Musical Research and Documentation (Associated Unit with the CSIC). Both editors have received the Government of Castilla-La Mancha’s Research and Innovation Award in the Arts and Humanities: Capdepón in 2023 and Pastor in 2025.

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